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GOSPEL   HYMNS. 


COMPILED    BY 


JAMES  H.  BROOKES. 


"Speaking  to  yourselves  in  psalms  and  hymna  and 
spiritual  song.-,  singing  and  making  melody  in  your 
heart  to  the  Lord. ' '— Kph.  v.  19. 


ST.    LOUIS:  N 

PUBLISHED  BY  THE  OLD   SCHOOL  PRESBYTERIAN; 

212   NORTH    FIFTH    STREET. 

I87I. 


PR  EFACE. 


It  has  been  the  aim  of  the  compiler  to 
prepare  a  book  of  Hymns  in  harmony 
with  what  he  believes  to  be  the  teachings 
of  God's  Word.  It  would  be  no  less 
presumptuous  than  unjust  to  pronounce 
a  censorious  judgment  upon  collections 
used  by  various  bodies  of  Christians,  but 
they  do  not  meet  the  wants  of  many  who 
have  repeatedly  expressed  their  desire  for 
a  compilation  more  generally  and  more 
fully  in  accordance  with  their  convictions 
of  the  truth  as  it  is  in  Jesus. 

The  psalms  and  hymns  most  common 
to  these  collections,  if  found  to  be  unob- 
jectionable in  their  doctrinal  statements, 
have  been  retained,  even  to  the  exclusion 
of  others  that  were  sometimes  thought  to 
be  superior.  Many  very  beautiful  and 
valuable  hymns  have    been    rejected  for 


IV  PREFACE. 

want  of  space.  A  few  have  been  restored 
to  the  form  in  which  they  were  originally 
written ;  in  a  few  others  a  word  here  and 
there  has  been  changed  to  bring  them 
into  nearer  correspondence  with  the  testi- 
mony of  the  Gospel ;  and  when  several 
variations  of  the  same  hymn  have  been 
at  hand,  the  one  which  was  regarded  as 
most  perfectly  agreeing  with  that  testi- 
mony has  been  selected. 

Three  important  truths  have  been  kept 
constantly  in  view  in  the  preparation  of 
the  work.  The  first  is,  the  certain  salva- 
tion of  the  believer  as  now  standing  in 
union  with  his  risen  Lord  beyond  the 
executed  sentence  of  condemnation  against 
sin;  as  complete  in  Him;  and  hence  as 
entitled  to  rejoice  evermore  in  the  happy 
position  where  grace  has  already  placed 
him.  It  is  not  denied  that  many  true 
Christians,  through  lack  of  knowledge, 
are  filled  with  doubts  and  fears,  but  it 
should  be  the  object  of  a  hymn  book,  as 
it  is  the  design  of  the  Gospel,  to  lead 
them  into  full    assurance  of  faith.     The 


PREFACE.  V 

second  truth  is,  the  abiding  presence  of 
the  Comforter  with  those  who  are  born 
again,  and  who  should,  therefore,  so  walk 
that  they  grieve  not  the  Holy  Spirit  of 
God  whereby  they  are  sealed  unto  the 
day  of  redemption.  The  third  truth  13, 
the  personal  coming  of  the  Lord,  as  the 
proper  hope  of  the  Church,  and  as  pos- 
sible any  moment. 

The  principle  on  which  much  of  our 
modern  hymnology  has  been  constructed 
excludes  instruction  and  exhortation  as 
appropriately  belonging  to  the  catechism, 
the  Sunday  School  and  the  pulpit.  This 
principle,  which  is  both  false  and  dan- 
gerous, has  no  place  in  the  collection  now 
presented  to  the  public,  but  rather  the 
principle  recognized  by  the  inspired 
apostle  when  he  says,  "teaching  and 
admonishing  one  another  in  psalms  and 
hymns  and  spiritual  songs,  singing  with 
grace  in  your  hearts  to  the  Lord." 

It  will  greatly  further  the  end  sought  to 
be  secured  by  the  book  if  the  texts  of 
Scripture  are  always  read,  publicly  and 


VI  PREFACE. 

privately,  in  connection  with  the  hymns 
over  which  they  are  placed.  The  name 
of  a  suitable  tune  is  found  at  the  begin- 
ning of  each  hymn  as  merely  suggestive, 
or,  perhaps,  helpful  to  those  who  lead  the 
singing. 

Public  acknowledgment  would  be  made 
to  two  or  three  friends  for  most  valuable 
assistance  rendered  in  preparing  the  col- 
lection if  rlieir  own  wishes  in  this  regard 
did  not  forbid. 

The  work,  marred  by  many  imperfec- 
tions, which  might  have  been  avoided  if 
it  had  been  placed  in  more  skilful  hands, 
was  undertaken  solely  for  the  glory  of 
the  once  crucified,  but  now  living  and 
coming  Christ;  and  to  His  blessing  and 
favor  it  is  earnestly  commended. 

St.  Louis,  April,  1871. 


HYMNS  OF  PRAISE. 


Tune — Coronation.        C.  M. 

"King  of  Kings  and  Lord  of  Lords." 
Rev.  xix.  16. 

A  LL  hail,  the  power  of  Jesus'  name! 
-"•     Let  angels  prostrate  fall : 
Bring  forth  the  royal  diadem, 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all! 

2  Crown  him,  ye  martyrs  of  our  God, 

Who  from  his  altar  call; 
Extol  the  stem  of  Jesse's  rod. 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all! 

3  Ye  chosen  seed  of  Israel's  race, 

A  remnant  weak  and  small, 
Hail  him  who  saves  you  by  his  grace, 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all ! 

4  Ye  Gentile  sinners,  ne'er  forget 

The  wormwood  and  the  gall ; 
Go,  spread  your  trophies  at  his  feet, 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all! 


8  HYMNS    OF    PRAISE. 

5  Let  every  kindred,  every  tribe, 

On  this  terrestrial  ball 
To  him  all  majesty  ascribe, 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all ! 

6  Oh,  that  with  yonder  sacred  throng 

We  at  his  feet  may  fall! 
We'll  join  the  everlasting  song, 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all ! 

2  Tune — Old  Hundred.     L.  M. 

"Know  ye  that  the  Lord  He  is  God." 
Ps.  c.  3. 

"DEFORE  Jehovah's  awful  throne 
"     Ye  nations  bow  with  sacred  joy : 
Know  that  the  Lord  is  God  alone; 
He  can  create,  and  he  destroy. 

2  His  sovereign  power,  without  our  aid, 

Made   us   of  clay,    and   formed   us 

men; 
And  when,  like  wandering  sheep,  we 

strayed, 
He  brought  us  to  his  fold  again. 

3  We  are  his  people,  we  his  care, 

Our  souls  and  all  our  mortal  frame : 
What  lasting  honors  shall  we  rear, 
Almighty  Maker,  to  thy  name ! 


HYMNS    OF    PRAISE.  9 

4  We'll    crowd    thy  gates  with    thankful 

songs, 
High  as  the  heavens  our  voices  raise : 
And  earth,with  her  ten  thousand  tongues, 
Shall   fill   thy  courts   with    sounding 

praise. 

5  Wide  as  the  world  is  thy  command, 

Vast  as  eternity  thy  love : 
Firm  as  a  rock  thy  truth  must  stand, 
When  rolling   years  shall   cease   to 
move. 

3  Tune — Greenville.     8s  &  7s. 

"Ye  have  Received  the  Spirit  of  Adoption 
whereby  we  Cry,  'Abba,  Father.'" 

Rom.  viii.  15. 

4  4  A  BBA,  Father,"  we  approach  thee, 

-**    In  our  Saviour's  precious  name; 
We,  thy  children,  here  assembling, 

Now  thy  promised  blessing  claim. 
From  our  sins  his  blood  hath  washed  us, 

Tis  through  him  our  souls  draw  nigh; 
And  thy  Spirit,  too,  has  taught  us, 

"Abba,  Father,"  thus  to  cry. 

2  Once,  as  prodigals,  we  wandered, 
In  our  folly,  far  from  thee; 
But  thy  Grace,  o'er  sin  abounding, 
Rescued  us  from  misery. 


IO  HYMNS    OF   PRAISE. 

Cloth'd  in  garments  of  salvation, 

At  thy  table  is  our  place ; 
We  rejoice,  and  thou  rejoicest, 

In  the  riches  of  thy  grace. 

3  "Abba,  Father,"  all  adore  thee, 

All  rejoice  in  heaven  above; 
While  in  us  they  learn  the  wonders 

Of  thy  wisdom,  grace  and  love. 
Soon,  before  thy  throne  assembled, 

All  thy  children  shall  proclaim, 
"  Glory,  everlasting  glory, 

Be  to  God,  and  to  the  Lamb ! " 

4  Tune — Fount.         8s  &  7s. 

"  God  hath  Sent  forth  the  Spirit  of  His  Son  into 
yonr  Hearts,  crying,  'Abba,  Father.' " 

Gal,  iv.  6. 

44  ABBA,  Father,"  Lord!  we  call  thee, 
■**-  Hallo w'd  name !  from  day  to  day : 
'Tis  thy  children's  right  to  know  thee ; 

None  but  children  "  Father"  say. 
This  high  glory  we  inherit, 

Thy  free  gift,  through  Jesus'  blood ; 
God  the  Spirit,  with  our  spirit, 

Witnesseth  we're  sons  of  God. 

2  Though  our  nature's  fall  in  Adam 
Seem'd  to  shut  us  out  from  God, 


HYMNS    OF    PRAISE.  II 

Thus  it  was  his  counsel  brought  us 
Nearer  still  through  Jesus'  blood ; 

For  in  him  we  found  redemption, 
Grace  and  glory  in  the  Son; 

Oh,  the  height  and  depth  of  mercy! 
Christ  and  we,  through  grace,  are  one. 

3  Hence,  thro'  all  the  changing  seasons, 

Trouble,  sickness,  sorrow,  wo, 
Nothing  changeth  God's  affections, 

Love  divine  shall  bring  us  through  ; 
Soon  shall  all  thy  blood-bought  children 

Round  the  throne  their  anthems  raise, 
And,  in  songs  of  rich  salvation, 

Shout  to  God's  eternal  praise. 

5  Tune — Autumn.       8s  &  7s. 

"Behold,  what  manner  of  love  the  Father  hath 
"bestowed  upon  us,  that  we  should  he  called 
the  Sons  of  God." 

1  John  iii.  I. 

FATHER,  we,  thy  children,  bless  thee 
*      For  thy  love  on  us  bestow'd ; 
As  our  Father  we  address  thee, 
Call'd  to  be  the  sons  of  God. 
Wondrous  was  thy  love  in  giving 

Jesus  for  our  sins  to  die ! 
Wondrous  was  his  grace  in  leaving, 
For  our  sakes,  his  home  on  high ! 


12  HYMNS    OF    PRAISE. 

2  Now  the  sprinkled  blood  has  freed  us, 

On  we  go  toward  our  rest; 
Through  the  desert  thou  dost  lead  us, 

With  thy  constant  favor  blest : 
By  thy  Truth  and  Spirit  guiding — 

Earnest  he  of  what's  to  come — 
And,  with  daily  food  providing, 

Thou  dost  lead  thy  children  home. 

3  Though  our  pilgrimage  be  dreary, 

This  is  not  our  resting  place; 
Shall  we  of  the  way  be  weary, 

When  we  see  our  Master's  face? 
No!  by  faith  anticipating, 

In  this  hope  our  souls  rejoice, 
And  his  promised  advent  waiting, 

Soon  shall  hear  his  welcome  voice. 

g  Tune—  Kitto.  8s  &  5s. 

"  By  Him,  therefore,  let  us  offer  the 
Sacrifice  of  Praise." 

Heb.  xiii.  15, 

PRAISE  the  Saviour,  ye  who  know  him : 
Who  can  tell  how  much  we  owe  him  ? 
Gladly  let  us  render  to  him 
All  we  have  and  are. 

2  Jesus  is  the  name  that  charms  us, 
He  for  conflict  fits  and  arms  us : 
Nothing  moves  and  nothing  harms  us 
When  we  trust  in  him. 


HYMNS    OF    PRAISE.  13 

3  Trust  in  him,  ye  saints,  forever; 
He  is  faithful,  changing  never; 
Neither  force  nor  guile  can  sever 

Those  he  loves  from  him. 

4  Keep  us,  Lord,  oh!  keep  us  cleaving 
To  thyself,  and  still  believing, 

Till  the  hour  of  our  receiving 
Promised  joys  in  heaven. 

5  Then  we  shall  be  where  we  would  be, 
Then  we  shall  be  what  we  should  be, 
Things  which  are  not  now,  nor  could  be, 

Then  shall  be  our  own. 

f  Tune — Gerar.  S.  M. 

f<  Like  as  a  Father  pitieth  his  children,  so  the 
Lord  pitieth  them  that  fear  Him." 

Ps.  ciii.  13. 

MY  soul,  repeat  his  praise, 
-"■*■     Whose  mercies  are  so  great; 
Whose  anger  is  so  slow  to  rise, 
So  ready  to  abate. 

2  God  will  not  always  chide ; 

And,  when  his  strokes  are  felt, 
His  strokes  are  fewer  than  our  crimes, 
And  lighter  than  our  guilt. 

3  High  as  the  heavens  are  raised 

Above  the  ground  we  tread, 
So  far  the  riches  of  his  grace 
Our  highest  thoughts  exceed. 


14  HYMNS    OF    PRAISE. 

4  His  power  subdues  our  sins; 

And  his  forgiving  love, 
Far  as  the  east  is  from  the  west, 
Doth  all  our  guilt  remove. 

5  The  pity  of  the  Lord 

To  those  that  fear  his  name 

Is  such  as  tender  parents  feel; 

He  knows  our  feeble  frame. 

8  Tune — Silver  Street.      S.  M. 

"Bless  the  Lord,  oh  my  Soul!" 
Ps.  ciii.  I. 

A  BLESS  the  Lord,  my  soul! 
"     Let  all  within  me  join, 

And  aid  my  tongue  to  bless  his  name, 
Whose  favors  are  divine. 

2  Oh,  bless  the  Lord,  my  soul, 

Nor  let  his  mercies  lie 
Forgotten  in  unthankfulness, 
And,  without  praises,  die. 

3  Tis  he  forgives  thy  sins; 

'Tis  he  relieves  thy  pain; 
'Tis  he  that  heals  thy  sicknesses, 
And  makes  thee  young  again. 

4  He  crowns  thy  life  with  love-, 

When  ransom'd  from  the  grave ; 

He  that  redeemed  my  soul  from  hell 

Hath  sovereign  power  to  save. 


HYMNS    OF    PRAISE.  1 5 

5  He  fills  the  poor  with  good, 

He  gives  the  sufferers  rest ; 
The  Lord  hath  judgments  for  the  proud 
And  justice  for  the  oppress'd. 

6  His  wondrous  works  and  ways 

He  made  by  Moses  known: 
But  sent  the  world  his  truth  and  grace 
By  his  beloved  Son. 

9  Tune — Devizes.  C.  M. 

"I  will  Bless  the  Lord  at  all  times." 

Ps.  xxxiv.  1. 

THROUGH  all  the  changing  scenes  of 
life, 
In  trouble  and  in  joy, 
The  praises  of  my  God  shall  still 
My  heart  and  tongue  employ. 

2  My  soul  shall  make  her  boast  in  him, 

And  celebrate  his  fame; 
Come,  magnify  the  Lord  with  me, 
With  me  exalt  his  name. 

3  The  hosts  of  God  encamp  around 

The  dwellings  of  the  just; 
Deliverance  he  affords  to  all 
"Who  on  his  succor  trust. 

4  O!  make  but  trial  of  his  love; 

Experience  will  decide 


1 6  HYMNS    OF    PRAISE. 

How  blest  they  are,  and  only  they, 
Who  in  his  truth  confide. 

5  Fear  him,  ye  saints ;  and  you  will  then 
Have  nothing  else  to  fear; 
Come,  make  his  service  your  delight; 
He'll  make  your  wants  his  care. 

10        Tune — East  Hartford.     L.  M. 
u  It  is  a  good  thing  to  give  Thanks  unto  the  Lord." 

Ps.  xcii.  i. 

0  WEET  is  the  work,  my  God,  my  King, 
^  To  praise  thy  name,  give  thanks  and 
sing; 
To  show  thy  love  by  morning  light, 
And  talk  of  all  thy  truth  at  night. 

2  Sweet  is  the  day  of  sacred  rest ; 

No  mortal  care  shall  seize  my  breast ; 
O !  may  my  heart  in  tune  be  found, 
Like  David's  harp  of  solemn  sound ! 

3  My  heart  shall  triumph  in  my  Lord, 
And  bless  his  works  and  bless  his  word; 
Thy  works  of  grace,  how  bright  they 

shine ! 
How  deep  thy  counsels  !  how  divine ! 

4  Fools  never  raise   their   thoughts  so 

high; 
Like  brutes  they  live,  like  brutes  they 
die: 


HYMNS    OF   PRAISE.  1 7 

Like  grass  they  flourish,  till  thy  breath 
Blast  them  in  everlasting  death. 

5.   But  I  shall  share  a  glorious  part, 
For  grace  hath  well  prepared  my  heart, 
And  fresh  supplies  of  joy  are  shed, 
Like  holy  oil,  to  cheer  my  head. 

U  Tune — Zebulon.  H.  M. 

"I  will  Lift  up  Mine  Eyes  to  the  Hills." 

Ps.  cxxi.  1. 

TTPWARD  I  lift  my  eyes, 
®    From  God  is  all  my  aid  ; 
The  God  that  built  the  skies, 
And  earth  and  nature  made ; 

God  is  the  tower 
To  which  I  fly ;  his  grace  is  nigh 

In  every  hour. 

2  My  feet  shall  never  slide, 

And  fall  in  fatal  snares, 
Since  God,  my  guard  and  guide, 
Defends  me  from  my  fears. 
Those  wakeful  eyes 
That  never  sleep,  shall  Israel  keep 
When  dangers  rise. 

3  No  burning  heats  by  day, 

Nor  blasts  of  evening  air, 
Shall  take  my  health  away, 
If  God  be  with  me  there  ; 
2 


l8  HYMNS    OF   PRAISE. 

Thou  art  my  sun, 
And  thou  my  shade,  to  guard  my 
head 
By  night  or  noon. 

4       Hast  thou  not  given  thy  word 
To  save  my  soul  from  death  ? 
And  I  can  trust  my  Lord 
To  keep  my  mortal  breath : 
I'll  go  and  come, 
Nor  fear  to  die,  till  from  on  high 
Thou  call  me  home. 

]2  Tune—  Praise.         L.  P.  M. 

"While  I  Live  I  will  Praiae  the  Lord-" 
Ps.  cxlvi.  a. 

T'LL  praise  my  Maker  with  my  breath ; 
*  And  if  my  voice  is  lost  in  death, 

Praise  shall  employ  my  nobler  powers : 
My  days  of  praise  shall  ne'er  be  past, 
While  life,  and  thought,  and  being  last, 

Or  immortality  endures. 

2  Happy  the  man  whose  hopes  rely 
On  Israel's  God  :  He  made  the  sky, 
And  earth,  and  seas,  with   all  their 
train : 
His  truth  for  ever  stands  secure ; 
He  saves  th'  oppressed,  He  feeds  the 
poor, 
And  none  shall  find  his  promise  vain. 


HYMNS    OF   PRAISE.  19 

3  The  Lord  hath  eyes  to  give  the  blind ; 
The  Lord  supports  the  sinking  mind  ; 

He  sends   the   laboring  conscience 
peace : 
He  helps  the  stranger  in  distress, 
The  widow  and  the  fatherless, 

And  grants  the  prisoner   sweet  re- 
lease. 

4  He  loves  his  saints,  He  knows  them 

well, 
But  turns  the  wicked  down  to  hell; 

Thy  God,  O  Zion,  ever  reigns : 
Let  every  tongue,  let  every  age, 
In  this  exalted  work  engage ; 

Praise  Him  in  everlasting  strains. 

IS  Tune—  Haddam.  H.  M. 

"Let  such  as  Love  Thy  Salvation  say  continu- 
ally, The  Lord  be  Magnified." 
Ps.  xl.  16. 

jH,  for  a  shout  of  joy, 

High  as  the  theme  we  sing ! 
To  this  divine  employ 

Your  hearts  and  voices  bring : 
Sound,    sound,    through    all    the    earth 

abroad, 
The  love,  th'  eternal  love  of  God. 

2       Unnumbered  myriads  stand, 
Of  seraphs  bright  and  fair  ; 


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20  HYMNS   OF   PRAISE. 

Or  bow  at  his  right  hand, 

And  pay  their  homage  there ; 
But  strive  in  vain,  with  loudest  chord, 
To  sound  the  wondrous  love  of  God. 

3       Though  earth  and  hell  assail, 
And  doubts  and  fears  arise, 
The  weakest  shall  prevail, 

And  grasp  the  heavenly  prize ; 
And  through  an  endless  age  record 
The  love,  th'  unchanging  love,  of  God. 


14  Tune — Haddam.  H.  M. 

"He  is  Clothed  with  Majesty." 

Ps.  xciii.  i. 

THE  Lord  Jehovah  reigns ; 

*      His  throne  is  built  on  high; 

The  garments  he  assumes 
Are  light  and  majesty  : 
His  glories  shine  with  beams  so  bright 
No  mortal  eye  can  bear  the  sight. 

2       The  thunders  of  his  hand 

Keep  the  wide  world  in  awe ; 
His  wrath  and  justice  stand 
To  guard  his  holy  law; 
And  where  his  love  resolves  to  bless, 
His  truth  confirms  and  seals  the  grace. 


HYMNS    OF    PRAISE.  21 

3  Through  all  his  ancient  works 

Surprising  wisdom  shines, 
Confounds  the  powers  of  hell, 

And  breaks  their  curs'd  designs : 
Strong  is  his  arm,  and  shall  fulfill 
His  great  decrees,  his  sovereign  will. 

4  And  can  this  mighty  King 

Of  glory  condescend  ? 
And  will  he  write  his  name, 
"  My  Father,  and  my  Friend"? 

1  love  his  name;  I  love  his  word: 

Join,  all  my  powers,  and  praise  the  Lord ! 

15  '-Lune — Peters.  S.  P.  M. 

"The  Lord  is  Clothed  with  Strength.'* 

Ps.  xciii.  i. 

THE  Lord  Jehovah  reigns, 
■*-    And  royal  state  maintains, 
His  head  with  awful  glories  crowned  ; 
Arrayed  in  robes  of  light, 
Begirt  with  sovereign  might, 
And  rays  of  majesty  around. 

2  Let  floods  and  nations  rage, 
And  all  their  powers  engage ; 

Let  swelling  tides  assault  the  sky; 
The  terrors  of  thy  frown 
Shall  beat  their  madness  down ; 

Thy  throne  for  ever  stands  on  high. 


2  2  HYMNS    OF    PRAISE. 

3     Thy  promises  are  true, 
Thy  grace  is  ever  new, 
There  fixed,  thy  church  shall  ne'er  re- 
move ) 
Thy  saints  with  holy  fear 
Shall  in  thy  courts  appear, 
And  sing  thine  everlasting  love. 

16  Tune*— Bremen.        C.  P.  M. 

"  Praise  ye  Him  all  His  Hosts." 

Ps.  cxlviii.  2. 

"DEGIN,  my  soul,  th'  exalted  lay; 
"  Let  each  enraptured  thought  obey, 

And  praise  th'  Almighty's  name : 
Lo  !  heaven  and  earth,  and  seas  and  skies, 
In  one  melodious  concert  rise, 

To  swell  th'  inspiring  theme. 

2  Ye  angels,  catch  the  thrilling  sound, 
While  all  th'  adoring  throngs  around 

His  boundless  mercy  sing: 
Let  every  listening  saint  above 
Wake  all  the  tuneful  soul  of  love, 

And  touch  the  sweetest  string. 

3  Let  every  element  rejoice ; 

Ye  thunders,  burst  with  awful  voice 

To  him  who  bids  you  roll : 
His  praise  in  softer  notes  declare, 
Each  whispering  breeze  of  yielding  air, 
And  breathe  it  to  the  soul. 


HYMNS    OF    PRAISE.  23 

4  Wake,  all  ye  soaring  throngs,  and  sing; 
Ye  feathered  warblers  of  the  spring, 

Harmonious  anthems  raise 
To  him  who  shaped  your  finer  mold, 
Who  tipped  your  glittering  wings  with 

gold, 
And  tuned  your  voice  to  praise. 

17  Tune — Lenox.  H.  M. 

"  0hf  Give  Thanks  unto  the  Lord,  for  He  is  Good." 

Ps.  cxxxvi.  1. 

P I VE  thanks  to  God  most  high, 

"   The  universal  Lord, 

The  sovereign  King  of  kings, 

And  be  his  name  adored. 
Thy  mercy,  Lord,  shall  still  endure, 
Thy  word  abides  for  ever  sure. 

2  How  mighty  is  His  hand  ! 

What  wonders  He  hath  done! 
He  formed  the  earth  and  seas, 

And  spread  the  heavens  alone. 
Thy  pow'r  and  grace  are  still  the  same; 
Let  endless  praise  exalt  Thy  name. 

3  He  sent  His  only  Son 

To  save  us  from  our  woe, — 
From  Satan,  sin  and  hell, 

And  ev'ry  hurtful  foe. 
Thy  mercy,  Lord,  shall  still  endure, 
Thy  word  abides  for  ever  sure. 


24  HYMNS    OF    PRAISE. 

4  Give  thanks  aloud  to  God, 
To  God  the  heav'nly  King ; 

With  all  around  His  throne 
His  works  and  glories  sing. 

Thy  pow'r  and  grace  are  still  the  same; 

Let  endless  praise  exalt  Thy  name. 


18  Tune — Sterling.  L.  M. 

"How  Excellent  is  Thy  Loving  Kindness,  0 
God." 

Ps.  xxxvi.  7. 

TTIGH  in  the  heavens,  eternal  God ! 
"  Thy  goodness  in  full  glory  shines ! 

Thy   truth  shall  break  through    every 
cloud 

That  vails  and  darkens  thy  designs. 

2  Forever  firm  thy  justice  stands, 

As  mountains  their  foundations  keep : 
Wise  are  the  wonders  of  thy  hands ; 
Thy  judgments  are  a  mighty  deep. 

3  My  God,  how  excellent  thy  grace ! 
Whence   all   our   hope  and  comfort 

springs; 
The  sons  of  Adam,  in  distress, 
Fly  to  the  shadow  of  thy  wings. 

4  From  the  provisions  of  thy  house 
We  shall  be  fed  with  sweet  repast ; 


HYMNS    OF    PRAISE.  25 

There,  mercy  like  a  river  flows, 
And  brings  salvation  to  our  taste. 

Life,  like  a  fountain  rich  and  free, 
Springs  from  the  presence  of  my  Lord ; 
And  in  thy  light  our  souls  shall  see 
The  glories  promised  in  thy  word. 


19  Tune — Olivet.  6s  &  4s. 

"Glory  to  God  in  the  Highest." 

Luke  ii.  14. 

ALORY  to  God  on  high! 
"   Peace  upon  earth  and  joy ! 

Good  will  to  man! 
We  who  His  blessing  prove, 
Join  with  the  host  above, 
Shouting  His  wondrous  love, 

Too  vast  to  scan. 

2  Mercy  and  truth  unite, 
This  is  a  joyful  sight, 

All  sights  above ! 
Jesus  the  curse  sustains, 
Bitter  the  cup  He  drains, 
Nothing  for  us  remains, 

Nothing  but  love ! 

3  Love  that  no  tongue  can  teach, 
Love  that  no  thought  can  reach, 

No  love  like  this! 


26  HYMNS    OF    PRAISE. 

God  is  its  blessed  source, 
Death  could  not  stop  its  course, 
Nothing  can  stay  its  force, 
Matchless  it  is ! 

4  Blest  in  this  love  we  sing, 
To  God  our  praise  we  bring ; 

All  sin  forgiven ! 
Jesus,  our  Lord,  to  Thee, 
Honor  and  majesty, 
Now  and  for  ever  be, 

Here  and  in  Heaven ! 

20  Tune — Rolland.  L.  M. 

44  The  Lord  Reigneth,  let  the  People  Tremble." 

Ps.  xcix.  i . 

JEHOVAH  reigns;  his  throne  is 
J  high; 

His  robes  are  light  and  majesty; 
His  glory  shines  with  beams  so  bright 
No  mortal  can  sustain  the  sight. 

2  His  terrors  keep  the  world  in  awe; 
His  justice  guards  his  holy  law; 
Yet  love  reveals  a  smiling  face ; 

And  truth  and  promise  seal  the  grace. 

3  Through    all   his    works    his    wisdom 

shines, 
And  baffles  Satan's  deep  designs ; 
His  power  is  sovereign  to  fulfil 
The  noblest  counsels  of  his  will. 


HYMNS    OF    PRAISE.  27 

And  will  this  glorious  Lord  descend 
To  be  my  Father  and  my  Friend  ? 
Then  let  my  songs  with  angels  join ; 
Heaven  is  secure,  since  God  is  mine. 


21  Tune — Migdol.  L.  M. 

"The  Lord  God  Omnipotent   Reigneth." 
Rev.  xix.  6. 

THE  Lord  is  King!   lift  up  thy  voice, 
"■-    O  earth,  and  all  ye  heavens,  rejoice ! 

From  world  to  world  the  joy  shall  ring  : 
"  The  Lord  omnipotent  is  King !  " 

2  The  Lord  is  King !  who  then  shall  dare 
Resist  his  will,  distrust  his  care  ? 
Holy  and  true  are  all  his  ways : 

Let  every  creature  speak  his  praise. 

3  The  Lord  is   King !  exalt  your  strains ; 
Ye  saints,  your  God,  your  Father 

reigns ; 
One  Lord  one  Empire  all  secures : 
He  reigns,  and  life  and  death  are 

yours. 

4  Oh,  when  his  wisdom  can  mistake, 
His  might  decay,  his  love  forsake, 
Then  may  his  children  cease  to  sing, 

"  The  Lord  omnipotent  is  King!  " 


28  HYMNS    OF    PRAISE. 


22  Tune — Dundee.  C.  M. 

44  Thy  Throne  is  Established  of  Old." 

Ps.  xciii.  *. 


G 


RE  AT  God!  how  infinite  art  thou  \ 
What  worthlesss  worms  are  we ! 

Let  the  whole  race  of  creatures  bow, 
And  pay  their  praise  to  thee. 


2  Thy  throne  eternal  ages  stood, 

Ere  seas  or  stars  were  made ; 
Thou  art  the  ever  living  God, 
Were  all  the  nations  dead. 

3  Eternity,  with  all  its  years, 

Stands  present  in  thy  view ; 
To  thee,  there's  nothing  old  appears ; 
Great  God !    there's  nothing  new. 

4  Our  lives  through  various   scenes  are 

drawn 
And  vexed  with  trifling  cares, 
While  thine  eternal  thought  moves  on 
Thine  undisturbed  affairs. 

5  Great  God !  how  infinite  are  thou ! 

What  worthless  worms  are  we ! 
Let  the  whole  race  of  creatures  bow, 
And  pay  their  praise  to  thee. 


HYMNS    OF    PRAISE.  29 

23  Tunc—  Evan.  C.  M. 

"From  Everlasting  to  Everlasting  Thou  art 
God." 

PS.    XC.    2. 

OGOD,  our  help  in  ages  past, 
Our  hope  for  years  to  come, 
Our  shelter  from  the  stormy  blast, 
And  our  eternal  home. 

2  Under  the  shadow  of  Thy  throne 

Thy  saints  have  dwelt  secure; 
Sufficient  is  Thine  arm  alone, 
And  our  defense  is  sure. 

3  Before  the  hills  in  order  stood, 

Or  earth  received  her  frame, 
From  everlasting  Thou  art  God, 
To  endless  years  the  same. 

4  A  thousand  ages  in  Thy  sight 

Are  like  an  evening  gone, 
Short  as  the  watch  that  ends  the  night, 
Before  the  rising  sun. 

5  O  God,  our  help  in  ages  past, 

Our  hope  for  years  to  come, 
Be  thou  our  guard  while  life  shall  last, 
And  our  eternal  home. 


30  HYMNS    OF   PRAISE. 


24  Tune — Christmas.  C.  M. 

"Thy  Righteousness,  Even  Thine  Only." 

Ps,  lxxi.  16. 

MY  Saviour !  my  almighty  Friend ! 
When  I  begin  thy  praise, 
Where  will  the  growing  numbers  end, 
The  numbers  of  thy  grace  ? 

2  Thou  art  my  everlasting  trust ; 

Thy  goodness  I  adore : 
And  since  I  knew  Thy  graces  first 
I  speak  Thy  glories  more. 

3  My  feet  shall  travel  all  the  length 

Of  the  celestial  road; 
And   march,    with   courage   in   Thy 

strength, 
To  see  my  Father,  God. 

4  When  I  am  filled  with  sore  distress 

For  some  surprising  sin, 
I'll  plead  Thy  perfect  righteousness, 
And  mention  none  but  thine. 

5  How  will  my  lips  rejoice  to  tell 

The  vict'ries  of  my  King ! 
My  soul,  redeemed  from  sin  and  hell, 
Shall  thy  salvation  sing. 

6  Awake,  awake,  my  tuneful  powers ! 

With  this  delightful  song 
I'll  entertain  the  darkest  hours, 
Nor  think  the  season  long. 


HYMNS    OF    PRAISE.  31 


25  Time — Rochester.  C.  M. 


H* 


44  Unto  God,  my  exceeding  Joy." 

Ps.  xliii.  4. 

Y  God,  the  spring  of  all  my  joys, 

The  life  of  my  delights, 
The  glory  of  my  brightest  days, 
And  comfort  of  my  nights. 


2  In  darkest  shades  if  he  appear, 

My  dawning  is  begun ; 
He  is  my  soul's  sweet  morning  star, 
And  He's  my  rising  sun. 

3  The  op'ning  heavens  around  me  shine 

With  beams  of  sacred  bliss, 
While  Jesus  shows  His  heart  is  mine, 
And  whispers,  I  am  His. 

4  My  soul  would  leave  this  heavy  clay 

At  that  transporting  word, 
Run  up  with  joy  the  shining  way 
To  embrace  my  blessed  Lord. 

5  Fearless  of  hell  and  ghastly  death, 

I'd  break  through  every  foe; 
The  wings  of  love  and  arms  of  faith 
Should  bear  me  conqu'ror  through. 


32  HYMNS    OF    PRAISE. 

26  Tune— Gerar.  S.  M. 

"My  Soul  shall  be  Joyful  in  the  Lord." 

Ps.  xxxv.  9. 

r<OME  ye  that  know  the  Lord, 
^     And  let  your  joys  be  known; 
Join  in  a  song  of  sweet  accord, 
And  thus  approach  the  throne! 

2  Let  those  refuse  to  sing 

Who  never  knew  our  God; 
But  children  of  the  heavenly  King 
Should  speak  their  joys  abroad. 

3  The  God  who  rules  on  high, 

And  all  the  earth  surveys, 
Who  rides  upon  the  stormy  sky 
And  calms  the  roaring  seas, 

4  This  glorious  God  is  ours — 

A  God  of  boundless  love, 
And   soon    He'll   send    the   heavenly 
powers 
To  carry  us  above. 

5  Then  we  shall  see  His  face, 

And  never,  never  sin ; 
There,  from  the  fountain  of  His  grace, 
Drink  endless  pleasures  in. 

6  And  now,  until  we  rise 

To  that  immortal  state, 
The  thoughts  of  such  amazing  bliss 
Shall  constant  joy  create. 


HYMNS    OF    PRAISE.  33 

27  Tune — Lanesboro.  C.  M. 

"0  God,  Thou  art  my  God:  Early  will  I  Seek 
Thee." 

Ps.  lxiii.  1. 

EARLY,  my  God,  without  delay, 
I  haste  to  seek  thy  face; 
My  thirsty  spirit  faints  away 
Without  thy  cheering  grace. 

2  I've  seen  thy  glory  and  thy  power 

Through  all  thy  temple  shine ; 
My  God,  repeat  that  heavenly  hour, 
That  vision  so 'divine. 

3  Not  all  the  blessings  of  a  feast 

Can  please  my  soul  so  well, 

As  when  thy  richer  grace  I  taste, 

And  in  thy  presence  dwell. 

4  Not  life  itself,  with  all  its  joys, 

Can  my  best  passions  move, 
Or  raise  so  high  my  cheerful  voice, 
As  thy  forgiving  love. 

5  Thus  till  my  last  expiring  day, 

I'll  bless  my  God  and  King; 
Thus  will  I  lift  my  hands  to  pray, 
And  tune  my  lips  to  sing. 
3 


34  HYMNS   OF    PRAISE. 

28  Tune—AzMON.  C.  M. 

"The  Lord  is  my  Light  and  my  Salvation." 

Ps.  xxvii.  i. 

THE  Lord  of  Glory  is  my  light, 
•■•   And  my  salvation,  too  ; 
God  is  my  strength ;  nor  will  I  fear 
What  all  my  foes  can  do. 

2  One  privilege  my  heart  desires ; 

O !  grant  me  mine  abode 
Among  the  churches  of  thy  saints, 
The  temples  of  my  God. 

3  There  shall  I  offer  my  requests, 

And  see  thy  beauty  still, — 

Shall  hear  thy  messages  of  love, 

And  there  inquire  thy  will. 

4  When  troubles  rise  and  storms  appear, 

There  may  his  children  hide ; 
God  is  a  strong  pavilion,  where 
He  makes  my  soul  abide. 

5  Now  shall  my  head  be  lifted  high 

Above  my  foes  around, 
And  songs  of  joy  and  victory 
Within  thy  temple  sound. 


HYMNS    OF    PRAISE.  35 

29  Tune — Melody.  C.  M. 
"Blessed  be  the  Lord,  my  Strength." 

Ps.  cxhv,  I. 

FOREVER  blessed  be  the  Lord, 

*  My  Saviour  and  my  Shield ; 
He  sends  his  Spirit  with  his  word, 

To  arm  me  for  the  field. 

2  When  sin  and  hell  their  force  unite, 

He  makes  my  soul  his  care ; 
Instructs  me  in  the  heavenly  fight, 
And  guards  me  through  the  war. 

3  A  Friend  and  Helper  so  divine 

My  fainting  hope  shall  raise; 
He  makes  the  glorious  victory  mine, 
And  his  shall  be  the  praise. 

30  Tune — Old  Hundred.        L.  M. 

"Praise  ye  the  Lord.." 

Ps.  cxvii.  2. 

FROM  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies 

*  Let  the  Creator's  praise  arise  : 
Let  the  Redeemer's  name  be  sung 
Through  every  land,  by  every  tongue. 

2  Eternal  are  thy  mercies,  Lord; 
Eternal  truth  attends  thy  word; 
Thy  praise  shall  sound  from  shore  to 

shore, 
Till  suns  shall  set  and  rise  no  more. 


36  HYMNS    ON   THE    TRINITY. 


HYMNS  ON  THE  TRINITY. 


31  Tune — Acton.  7  s. 

"Holy,  Holy,  Holy,  is  the  Lord  of  Hosts  " 

Is.  vi.  3. 

TTOLY,  Holy,  Holy  Lord, 

"     God  of  Hosts !  when  heaven  and 

earth, 
Out  of  darkness  at  thy  word, 
Issued  into  glorious  birth, 
All  thy  works  before  thee  stood, 
And  thine  eye  beheld  them  good, 
While  they  sang  with  sweet  accord, 
Holy,  Holy,  Holy  Lord! 

2  Holy,  Holy,  Holy !     Thee, 
One  Jehovah  evermore, 
Father,  Son  and  Spirit !  we, 
Dust  and  ashes,  would  adore ; 
Lightly  by  the  world  esteemed, 
From  that  world  by  thee  redeemed, 
Sing  we  here  with  glad  accord, 
Holy,  Holy,  Holy  Lord ! 


HYMNS    ON   THE   TRINITY.  37 

3  Holy,  Holy,  Holy !     All  < 

Heaven's  triumphant  choirs  shall  sing, 
When  the  ransomed  nations  fall 
At  the  footstool  of  their  King : 
Then  shall  saints  and  seraphim, 
Hearts  and  voices  swell  one  hymn, 
Round  the  throne  with  full  accord, 
Holy,  Holy,  Holy  Lord! 

32  Tune — America.       6s.  &  4s. 

"It  is  Good  to  Sing  Praises  mi  to  our  God.** 

Ps.  cxlvii.  1. 

AH,  thou  almighty  King, 
"     Help  us  thy  name  to  sing, 
Help  us  to  praise. 

Father,  all  glorious, 
O'er  all  victorious, 
Thou  dost  reign  over  us, 
Ancient  of  days. 

2  Jesus,  our  Lord,  arise, 
Scatter  our  enemies, 

And  make  them  fall. 

Let  thine  almighty  aid, 
Our  sure  defense  be  made ; 
Our  souls  on  thee  be  staid ; 

Lord,  hear  our  call. 

3  Oh,  Holy  Comforter, 
Thy  sacred  witness  bear, 

In  this  glad  hour. 


38  HYMNS    ON   THE   TRINITY. 

Thou,  who  almighty  art, 
Now  rule  in  every  heart, 
Thou'lt  ne'er  from  us  depart, 
Spirit  of  power. 


33  Tune — Claremont.        H.  M. 

"He  that  is  our  God  is  the  God  of  salvation," 

Ps,  Ixviii.  20. 

fTO  Him  that  chose  us  first, 
•*•  Before  the  world  began ; 
To  Him  that  bore  the  curse, 

To  save  rebellious  man  : 
To  Him  that  formed  our  hearts  anew, 
Are  endless  praise  and  glory  due. 

2  The  Father's  love  shall  run 

Through  our  immortal  songs ; 
We  bring  to  God  the  Son 

Hosannas  on  our  tongues  : 
Our  lips  address  the  Spirit's  name 
With  equal  praise  and  zeal  the  same. 

3  Let  every  saint  above, 

And  angel  round  the  throne, 
For  ever  bless  and  love 

The  sacred  Three  in  One : 
Thus  heaven  shall  raise  his  honors  high 
When  earth  and  time  grow  old  and  die. 


HYMNS   ON   THE    TRINITY.  39 

34  Tiuie — Lischer.  H.  M. 
"Praise  Thy  name  for  Thy  loving  kindness.  " 

Ps.  cxxxviii.  2. 

WE  give  immortal  praise 
To  God  the  Father's  love. 
For  all  our  comforts  here, 
And  all  our  hopes  above ; 
•  He  sent  his  own  eternal  Son 
To  die  for  sins  that  man  had  done. 

2  To  God  the  Son  belongs 

Immortal  glory,  too, 
Who  saved  us  by  his  blood 

From  everlasting  wo : 
And  now  He  lives,  and  now  He  reigns, 
And  sees  the  fruit  of  all  his  pains. 

3  To  God  the  Spirit,  praise 

And  endless  worship  give, 
Whose  new-creating  power 

Makes  the  dead  sinner  live  : 
His  work  completes  the  great  design, 
And  fills  the  soul  with  joy  divine. 

35  Time — Italian  Hymn.    6s  &:  4s. 
"  God  said,  Let  there  be  Light." 

Gen.  i.  3. 

THOU,  whose  almighty  word 
■!■      Chaos  and  darkness  heard, 
And  took  their  flight, 


40  HYMNS    ON   THE    TRINITY. 

Hear  us,  we  humbly  pray, 
And  where  the  gospel's  day 
Sheds  not  its  glorious  ray, 
Let  there  be  light. 

2  Thou,  who  didst  come  to  bring, 
On  Thy  protecting  wing, 

Healing  and  sight, — 
Sight  to  the  inly  blind, 
Health  to  the  sick  in  mind, 
Oh !  now,  to  all  mankind, 

Let  there  be  light. 

3  Spirit  of  truth  and  love, 
Life-giving,  holy  Dove, 

Speed  forth  Thy  flight ; 
Move  o'er  the  water's  face 
By  Thine  almighty  grace, 
And,  in  earth's  darkest  place, 

Let  there  be  light. 

4  Blessed  and  holy  Three, 
Glorious  Trinity! 

Wisdom,  Love,  Might, 
Boundless  as  ocean's  tide, 
Rolling  in  fullest  pride, 
O'er  the  world,  far  and  wide, 

Let  there  be  light. 


HYMNS    ON   THE    TRINITY.  41 

36  Tune — Sicilian  Hymn.  8s  &  7s. 

"  He  hath  Put  a  new  Song  in  my  Mouth,  even 
Praise  unto  our  God." 

Ps.  xl.  3. 

CEASELESS  praise  be  to  the  Father, 
By  whose  power   and   grace  we 
live ; 
Who,  our  wayward  souls  to  gather 
Did  his  well-beloved  give. 

2  To  the  Son  be  praise  unending, 

Who,  our  ruined  souls  to  save, 
From  his  heavenly   throne  descending, 
Hasted  to  the  cross  and  grave. 

3  To  the  Holy  Spirit  render 

Grateful,  everlasting  praise ; 
Who,  long-striving,  patient,  tender, 
Waits  our  souls  from  death  to  raise. 

4  Father,  Son  and  Holy  Spirit, 

One  Jehovah,  we  adore  ! 
May  we  all  thy  peace  inherit, 
Saved  by  thee  forevermore. 

37  Tune—  Rolland.  L.  M. 
"I  will  rejoice  in  thy  Salvation." 

Ps.  ix.  14. 

pRAISES  to  him  whose  love  has  given, 
*■      In  Christ  his  Son,  the  life  of  heaven  ; 
Who  for  our  darkness  gives  us  light, 
And  turns  to  day  our  deepest  night. 


42  HYMNS    ON   THE   TRINITY. 

2  Praises  to  him  in  grace  who  came 
To  bear  our  woe  and  sin  and  shame ; 
Who  lived  to  die,  who  died  to  rise, 
The  God-accepted  sacrifice. 

3  Praises  to  him  the  chain  who  broke, 
Opened  the  prison,  burst  the  yoke, 
Sent  forth  the  captives  glad  and  free, 
Heirs  of  an  endless  liberty. 

4  Praises  to  him  who  sheds  abroad 
Within  our  hearts  the  love  of  God — 
The  Spirit  of  all  truth  and  peace, 
The  source  of  joy  and  holiness. 

5  To  Father,  Son  and  Spirit,  now 
The  hands  we  lift,  the  knee  we  bow ; 
To  God  Jehovah  thus  we  raise 

The  ransomed  sinner's  song  of  praise; 

38  Tune— Barby.  C.  M. 

"Let  us  make  a  joyful  noise  to  the  Rock  of  our 
Salvation." 

PS.    XCV.    Ia 

LET  them  neglect  thy  glory,  Lord, 
Who  never  knew  thy  grace ; 
But  our  loud  songs  shall  still  record 
The  wonders  of  thy  praise. 

2  We  raise  our  shouts,  O  God,  to  thee 
And  send  them  to  thy  throne  : 


HYMNS    ON   THE    TRINITY.  43 

All  glory  to  th'  united  Three, 
The  undivided  One ! 

3  Twas  he  (and  we'll  adore  his  name) 

That  formed  us  by  a  word ; 
'Tis  he  restores  our  ruined  frame : 
Salvation  to  the  Lord  ! 

4  Hosanna !  let  the  earth  and  skies 

Repeat  the  joyful  sound ; 
Rocks,  hills  and  vales  reflect  the  voice 
In  one  eternal  round ! 


39  Tit?ie—^T.  Thomas.  S.  M. 

"Let  them  give  Glory  unto  the  Lord.'* 

Isa.  xlii.  12. 

rpO  God,  the  only  wise, 
■*■     Who  keeps  us  by  His  word, 
Be  glory  now  and  evermore, 
Through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

2  Hosanna  to  the  Word, 

Who  from  the  Father  came; 
Ascribe  salvation  to  the  Lord, 
And  ever  bless  His  name. 

3  The  grace  of  Christ  our  Lord, 

The  Father's  boundless  love, 
The  Spirit's  blest  communion,  too, 
Be  with  us  from  above. 


44  HYMNS    ON   THE    TRINITY. 

40  Tune — Uxbridge.  L.  M. 

"I  will  praise  the  name  of  God  with  a  song," 
Ps.  lxix. 30. 

Q  REAT  One  in  Three,  great  Three 
"      in  One ! 

Thy    wondrous    name    we     sound 
abroad ; 
Prostrate  we  fall  before  thy  throne, 

O  holy,  holy,  holy  Lord! 

2  Thee,  Holy  Father,  we  confess ; 

Thee,  Holy  Saviour,  we  adore; 
And  thee,  O  Holy  Ghost,  we  bless 
And  praise  and  worship  evermore. 

3  Thou  art  by  heaven  and  earth  adored; 

Thy  universe  is  full  of  thee, 
O  holy,  holy,  holy  Lord  ! 

Great  Three  in  One,  great  One  in 
Three ! 


41  Tune — Saxony.         8s  &  7  s. 

"Let  thy  glory  be  above  all  the  earth." 

Ps.  lvii.  5. 

pLORY  to  the  Almighty  Father, 
"      Fountain  of  eternal  love, 
Who,  His  wandering  sheep  to  gather, 
Sent  a  Saviour  from  above. 


HYMNS    ON   THE    TRINITY.  45 

2  To  the  Son  all  praise  be  given, 

Who  with  love  unknown  before, 
Left  the  bright  abode  of  heaven, 
And  our  sins  and  sorrows  bore. 

3  Equal  strains  of  warm  devotion 

Let  the  Spirit's  praise  employ, 
Author  of  each  holy  motion, 

Source  of  wisdom.,  peace  and  joy. 

4  Thus  while  our  glad  hearts  ascending, 

Glorify  Jehovah's  name, 
Heavenly  songs  with  ours  are  blending, 
There  the  theme  is  still  the  same. 

42  Tune — Alford.  8,  7,  7. 

"Exalt  ye  the  Lord  our  God,  and  worship  at  His 
footstool;  for  He  is  holy." 

Ps.  xcix.  5. 

TTOLY  Father,  we  address  Thee, 
*"■     Lov'd  in  thy  beloved  Son ; 
Holy  Son  of  God,  we  bless  thee ; 

Boundless  grace  hath  made  us  one. 
May  the  Spirit  aid  our  songs  ; 
This  glad  work  to  Him  belongs. 

2  Wondrous  was  thy  love,  our  Father ! 

Wondrous  thine,  O  Son  of  God ! 
Vast  the  love  that  bruised  and  wounded; 

Vast  the  love  that  bore  the  rod. 
May  thy  Spirit  still  reveal 
How  those  stripes  alone  could  heal ! 


4-6  HYMNS    ON    THE    TRINITY. 

3  Gracious  Father,  thy  good  pleasure 

Is  to  love  us  as  thy  Son, 
Meting  out  the  self-same  measure, 

Since  thou  seest  us  as  one. 
By  Thee,  Jesus,  lov'd  are  we, 
As  the  Father  loveth  Thee. 

43  Tune — Amsterdam.      7s  &  6s. 

"I  will  sing  of  the  mercies  of  the  Lord  forever." 

Ps.  lxxxix.  i. 

MEET  and  right  it  is  to  sing, 
-"*  In  every  time  and  place, 
Glory  to  our  heavenly  King, 

The  God  of  truth  and  grace. 
Join  we  then  with  sweet  accord, 
All  in  one  thanksgiving  join ! 
Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord, 

Eternal  praise  be  Thine. 

2  Father,  God,  Thy  love  we  praise, 
Which  gave  Thy  Son  to  die; 

Jesus,  full  of  truth  and  grace, 
Alike  we  glorify : 

Spirit,  Comforter  divine, 

Praise  by  all  to  Thee  be  given, 

Till  we  in  full  chorus  join, 
And  earth  is  turn'd  to  heaven. 


DIVINITY    OF    CHRIST.  47 


DIVINITY  OF  CHRIST. 


44  Tune — Lenox.  H.  M. 

M  Christ  Jesus,  who  being  in  the  form  of  God, 
thought  it  not  robbery  to  be  equal  with  God." 

Phil.  ii.  6. 

pOME,  every  joyful  heart 

^     That  loves  the  Saviour's  name, 

Your  noblest  powers  exert 

To  celebrate  his  fame : 
Tell  all  above,  and  all  below, 
The  debt  of  love  to  him  you  owe. 

2  He  left  his  starry  crown, 

And  laid  his  robes  aside ; 
On  wings  of  love  came  down, 

And  wept,  and  bled,  and  died ! 
What  he  endured,  oh,  who  can  tell  ? 
To  save  our  souls  from  death  and  hell ! 

3  From  the  dark  grave  he  rose, 

The  mansion  of  the  dead ; 
And  thence  his  mighty  foes 
In  glorious  triumph  led : 


48  DIVINITY    OF    CHRIST. 

Up    through    the    sky    the    Conqu'ror 

rode, 
And  reigns  on  high,  the  Saviour-God. 

4  From  thence  he'll  quickly  come — 
His  chariot  will  not  stay — 

And  bear  our  spirits  home 
To  realms  of  endless  day: 

There  shall  we  see  his  lovely  face, 

And  ever  be  in  his  embrace. 

45  Tune — Park  Street.      L.  M. 

"The  Word  was  God." 

John  1.  4, 

URE  the  blue  heavens  were  stretched 
*-*     abroad, 

From  everlasting  was  the  Word : 
With  God  he  was ;  the  Word  was  God, 

And  must  divinely  be  adored. 

2  By  his  own  power  were  all  things  made ; 

By  him  supported,  all  things  stand : 
He  is  the  whole  creation's  head, 
And  angels  fly  at  his  command. 

3  But  lo !  he  leaves  those  heavenly  forms : 

The  Word  descends  and  dwells  in 
clay, 
That  he  may  converse  hold  with  worms, 
Dressed  in  such  feeble  flesh  as  they. 


DIVINITY    OF    CHRIST.  49 

4  Mortals  with  joy  behold  his  face, 

Th'  eternal  Father's  only  Son ; 
How  full  of  truth,  how  full  of  grace, 
When  thro'  his  eyes   the  Godhead 
shone! 

5  Archangels  leave  their  high  abode 

To  learn  new  mysteries  here,  and  tell 
The  love  of  our  descending  God, 
The  glories  of  Immanuel. 

46  Tune— Ovio.  8s  &  7s. 

"Being  the  Brightness  of  His  Glory  and  the 

Express  Image  of  His  Person." 

Heb.  1.3. 

T  ORD  of  every  land  and  nation, 
-^     Ancient  of  eternal  days, 
Sounded  through  the  wide  creation 
Be  thy  just  and  lawful  praise. 

2  But  thy  rich,  thy  free  redemption, 

Dark  through  brightness  all  along; 
Thought  is  poor,  and  poor  expression : 
Who  can  sing  that  wondrous  song  ? 

3  Brightness  of  the  Father's  glory, 

Shall  thy  praise  unuttered  lie  ? 
Fly,  my  tongue,  such  guilty  silence; 
Sing  the  Lord,  who  came  to  die. 

4  Did  the  angels  sing  thy  coming  ? 

Did  the  shepherds  learn  their  lays  ? 

4 


50  DIVINITY   OF    CHRIST. 

Shame  would  cover  me  ungrateful, 
Should  my  tongue  refuse  to  praise. 

5  From  the  highest  throne  in  glory ! 

To  the  cross  of  deepest  woe ! 
All  to  ransom  guilty  captives  ! 
Flow,  my  praise,  for  ever  flow. 

6  Go,  return,  immortal  Saviour, 

Leave  thy  footstool,  take  thy  throne: 
Thence  return,  and  reign  for  ever ; 
Be  the  kingdom  all  thy  own. 

47  Tune — Wilmot.        8s  &  7s. 

"They  shall  call  His  name  Immanuel,  which, 

being  interpreted,  is,  God  with  ns." 

Matt.  i.  23. 

HOD  with  us  !  O  glorious  name ! 
"     Let  it  shine  in  endless  fame : 
God  and  man  in  Christ  unite ; 
O  mysterious  depth  and  height ! 

2  God  with  us  !  the  eternal  Son 
Took  our  soul,  our  flesh  and  bone ; 
Now,  ye  saints,  His  grace  admire, 
Swell  the  song  with  holy  fire. 

3  God  with  us !  but  tainted  not 
With  the  first  transgressor's  blot ; 
Yet  did  He  our  sins  sustain, 
Bear  the  guilt,  the  curse,  the  pain. 


DIVINITY    OF    CHRIST.  51 

4  God  with  us  !  O  wondrous  grace ! 
Let  us  see  Him  face  to  face ; 
That  we  may  Immanuel  sing, 
As  we  ought,  our  God  and  King. 

48  Tune — Sabbath.  7  s. 
"At  the  Name  of  Jesus  every  Knee  should  Bow." 

Phil.  ii.  10. 

JESUS,  hail!  thou  great  I  Am! 
^      High  and  holy  is  thy  name : 
Angel-harps  resound  thy  praise ; 
Saints  adore  thy  saving  grace ; 
Every  creature  bows  the  knee, 
Worshiping  thy  majesty. 

2   Hail,  thou  everlasting  Lord  ! 

u  God  with  us !"  Incarnate  Word ! 
Glory  of  thy  Church  thou  art, 
Life  and  light  of  every  heart : 
Angels,  saints,  below,  above, 
Join  to  praise  thy  boundless  love. 

49  Tune — Shirland.  S.  M. 

"The  only  Begotten  Son  which  is  in  the  Bosom 
of  the  Father." 

John  i.  18. 

TESUS,  the  Christ  of  God, 
J     The  Father's  blessed  Son  ! 
The  Father's  bosom  thine  abode, 
The  Father's  love  thine  own. 


52  DIVINITY    OF    CHRIST. 

2  Jesus,  the  Lamb  of  God, 

Who,  us  from  hell  to  raise, 
Hast  shed  thy  reconciling  blood, 
We  give  thee  endless  praise. 

3  God,  and  yet  man,  thou  art ; 

True  God,  true  man  art  thou; 
Of  man  and  of  man's  earth  a  part, 
One  with  us  thou  art  now. 

4  Great  Sacrifice  for  sin, 

Giver  of  life  for  life ; 
Bestower  of  the  peace  within, 
True  Ender  of  the  strife. 

5  To  thee,  the  Christ  of  God, 

Thy  saints  exulting  sing — 

The  bearer  of  our  heavy  load, 

Our  own  anointed  King. 

50  Tune — America.        6s  &  4s. 

"Worthy  is  the  Lamb  that  was  Slain.*' 
Rev.  v.  12. 

GLORY  to  God  on  high  ! 
Let  earth  and  skies  reply, 
Praise  ye  His  name : 
His  love  and  grace  adore, 
Who  all  our  sorrows  bore, 
Sing,  sing  forevermore, 
Worthy  the  Lamb ! 


DIVINITY    OF    CHRIST.  53 

2  Jesus,  our  Lord  and  God, 
Bore  sin's  tremendous  load, 

Praise  ye  His  name  : 
Tell  what  His  arm  hath  done, 
What  spoils  from  death  He  won : 
Sing  His  great  name  alone : 

Worthy  the  Lamb ! 

3  While  they  around  the  throne 
Cheerfully  join  in  one, 

Praising  His  name : 
Those  who  have  felt  His  blood 
Sealing  their  peace  with  God, 
Sound  His  dear  fame  abroad : 

Worthy  the  Lamb ! 

51  Time — Saxony.  8s  &  7  s. 

''Blessing,  and  Honor,  and  Glory,  and  Power, 

be  unto  Him  that  sitteth  upon  the  throne, 

and  unto  the  Lamb  forever  and  ever." 

Rev.  v.  13. 

(tROWN  his  head  with  endless  bless- 
ing, 
Who,  in  God  the  Father's  name, 
With  compassions  never  ceasing, 
Comes  salvation  to  proclaim. 

2  Lo  !  Jehovah,  we  adore  Thee ; 

Thee,  our  Saviour ;  Thee,  our  God  ! 
From  I  lis  throne  His  beams  of  glory 
Shine  through  all  the  world  abroad. 


54  DIVINITY    OF    CHRIST. 

3  Jesus,  Thee  our  Saviour  hailing, 

Thee,  our  God,  in  praise  we  own; 
Highest  honors,  never  failing, 
Rise  eternal  round  Thy  throne. 

4  Now,  ye  saints,  his  power  confessing, 

In  your  grateful  strains  adore; 
For  his  mercy,  never  ceasing, 
Flows,  and  flows  for  evermore. 


52  Tune — Clifford.  C.  M. 

"  Thou  art  worthy— For  Thou  wast  Slain,  and 
hast  Redeemed  us  to  God  by  Thy  blood.  " 

Rev.  v.  9. 

AH,  for  a  thousand  tongues  to  sing 
^  My  dear  Redeemer's  praise, 
The  glories  of  my  God  and  King, 
The  triumphs  of  His  grace. 

2  My  gracious  Master  and  my  God, 

Assist  me  to  proclaim, 
To  spread  through  all  the  earth  abroad 
The  honors  of  thy  name. 

3  Jesus  !  the  name  that  calms  our  fears, 

That  bids  our  sorrows  cease — 
'Tis  music  to  my  ravished  ears, 
'Tis  life,  and  health,  and  peace. 


DIVINITY    OF    CHRIST.  55 

4  He  breaks  the  power  of  reigning  sin, 
He  sets  the  prisoner  free ; 
His  blood  can  make  the  foulest  clean : 
His  blood  availed  for  me. 

53  7knt— Solid  Rock.  L.  M. 

"Thou  shalt  call  His  name  Jesus;  for  he  shall 
save  His  people  from  their  sins." 

Matt.  i.  31, 

AH,  speak  of  Jesus  !   of  his  power, 
^     As  perfect  God  and  perfect  man, 
Which  day  by  day,  and  hour  by  hour, 
As   he  wrought   out    the  wondrous 
plan, 
Led  him,  as  God,  to  save  and  heal — 
As  man  to  sympathize  and  feel. 

2  Yes,  speak  of  Jesus !  of  His  grace, 

Receiving,  pardoning,  blessing  all ! 
His  holy,  spotless  life  retrace — 

His  words,  his  miracles  recall ; 
The   words   he   spoke,  the   truths   he 

taught, 
With  life — eternal  life,  are  fraught. 

3  Oh,  speak  of  Jesus !   of  his  death ; 

For  sinners  such  as  me  he  died  : 
"  Tis  finished."  with  his  latest  breath, 

The  Lord,  Jehovah,  Jesus,  cried; 
That  death  of  shame  and  agony, 
Open'd  the  way  of  life  to  me. 


56  DIVINITY   OF    CHRIST. 

54  Tune — Ariel.  L.  C.  M. 

"Unto  Him  that  loveth  us  and  washed  us 

from  our  sins  in  His  own  Blood." 

Rev.  i.5. 

A  JESUS !  everlasting  God ! 
"  Who  didst  for  sinners  shed   Thy 
blood 

Upon  th'  accursed  tree ; 
And  finishing  redemption's  toil, 
Didst  win  for  us  the  happy  spoil — 

All  praise  we  give  to  Thee. 

2  Fain  woujd  we  think  upon  Thy  pain, 
Would  find  in  Thee  our  life  and  gain, 

And  firmly  have  the  heart 
Fix'd  on  Thy  grief  and  dying  love, 
Nor  evermore  from  Thee  remove, 

Though  from  all  else  we  part. 

3  The  more  through  grace  ourselves  we 

know, 
The  more  rejoiced  we  are  to  bow 

And  glory  in  Thy  cross ; 
To  trust  in  Thine  atoning  blood 
And  look  to  Thee  for  every  good, 

And  count  all  else  but  dross. 


INCARNATION    OF    CHRIST.  57 


Incarnation  of  Christ. 


55  Tune—  Marwell.      8s  &  7s. 

"Glory  to  God   in  the   Highest   and  on  Earth 
Peace,  Good  will  toward  Men." 

Luke  ii.  14. 

IT  ARK !  what  mean  those  holy  voices, 
**     Sweetly  sounding  through  the 

skies ! 
Lo !  the  angelic  host  rejoices, 
Heavenly  hallelujahs  rise. 

2  Listen  to  the  wondrous  story 

Which  they  chant  in  hymns  of  joy ; 
Glory  in  the  highest,  glory ! 
Glory  be  to  God  most  high ! 

3  Peace  on  earth,  good  will  from  Heaven, 

Reaching  far  as  man  is  found; 
Souls  redeemed  and  sins  forgiven, 
Loud  our  golden  harps  shall  sound. 

4  Hasten  mortals  to  adore  Him, 

Learn  his  name  and  taste  his  joy; 
Till  in  heaven  ye  sihg  before  Him, 
Glory  be  to  God  most  high  ! 


58  INCARNATION    OF   CHRIST. 

56  Tune — Hemans.  7s. 

•«  A  Virgin  shall  Conceire,  and  bear  a  Son,  and 
shall  call  His  name  Immanuel.  " 

Isa.  vii.  14. 

rj.LORIOUSname,  aforetime  given, 
"  Borne  on  earth  and  borne  in  Heav- 
en; 
Name  of  names,  that  binds  in  one 
All  the  names  of  Christ  the  Son  ! 
Hail  the  Saviours  natal  morn— 
Shiloh  comes — the  Christ  is  born ! 
Sound  the  organ,  peal  the  bell ! 
Earth  rejoice,  whilst  angels  tell, 
"  Christ  is  born — Emmanuel!  " 

2  Born  to  break  sin's  cruel  chain, 
Slain  by  sin,  He  death  hath  slain ; 
Now  "  with  us,"  in  darkest  hour, 
Speaks  He  peace,  with  words  of  power. 
"  God  with  us,"  in  times  of  woe 

He  reveals  the  covenant  bow ; 
Lift  the  voice,  the  anthem  swell, 
Let  the  ransomed  gladly  tell, 
"  Christ  is  our  Emmanuel  !  " 

3  "  God  with  us  "  life's  journey  through, 
Giving  grace  to  will  and  do  ; 

With  us  as  a  trusty  guide 
Through  the  death-stream's  surging 
tide; 


INCARNATION    OF    CHRIST.  59 

With  us  in  the  courts  above — 
Changeless  friend  of  matchless  love — 
Where  the  saints  forever  tell 
How  they  vanquished  death  and  hell 
Through  their  king — Emmanuel. 


57  Tune — Worthing.       8s  &  7s. 

"  A  Saviour  which  is  Christ  the  Lord." 

Luke  ii.  n. 

CHEPHERDS!  hail  the  wondrous 
^     stranger, 

Now  to  Bethle'm  speed  your  way; 
Lo !  in  yonder  humble  manger 

Christ,  the  Lord,  is  born  to-day : 

2  Christ,  by  prophets  long-predicted, 

Joy  of  Israel's  chosen  race ; 

'  Light  to  Gentiles  long-afflicted, 

Lost  in  error's  darkest  maze. 

3  Bright  the  star  of  your  salvation, 

Pointing  to  His  rude  abode ! 
Rapturous  news  for  every  nation  : 
Mortals !  now  behold  your  God ! 

4  Glad,  we  trace  th'  amazing  story, 

Angels  leave  their  bliss  to  tell ; 
Theme  sublime,  replete  with  glory  : 
Sinners  saved  from  deadi  and  hell! 


6o  INCARNATION    OF    CHRIST. 

5  Love  eternal  moved  the  Saviour, 
Thus  to  lay  His  radiance  by ; 
Blessings  on  the  Lamb  forever; 
Glory  to  be  God  on  high ! 

58  Tune — Ionia.  7s. 

"  My  Spirit  hath  Rejoiced  in  God  my  Saviour." 

Luke  1.  47. 

SWEETER  sounds  than  music  knows, 
Charm  me  in  Emmanuel's  name; 
All  her  hopes  my  spirit  owes 

To  his  birth,  and  cross,  and  shame. 

2  When  He  came  this  song  was  sung: 

"  Glory  be  to  God  on  high !  " 
Lord,  unloose  my  stammering  tongue, 
Who  should  louder  sing  than  I  ? 

3  Did  the  Lord  a  man  become, 

That  He  might  the  law  fulfill ! 
Bleed  and  suffer  in  my  room, 

And  canst  thou,  my  tongue,  be  still  ? 

4  No !  I  must  my  praises  bring, 

Though  they  worthless  are  and  weak, 
For  should  I  refuse  to  sing, 

Sure  the  very  stones  might  speak. 

5  O,  my  Saviour,  shield  and  sun, 

Shepherd,  Husband,  Brother,  Friend, 
Every  precious  name  in  one, 
I  will  praise  Thee  without  end. 


INCARNATION    OF    CHRIST.  6l 

59  Tunc — Sweet  Hour  of  Prayer.  L.M. 

"And  when   they  saw   the   Star  they  rejoiced 

with  exceeding  great  joy." 

Matt.  ii.  io. 

WHEN,  marshaled  on  the  nightly  plain, 
The  glittering  host  bestud  the  sky, 
One  star  alone  of  all  the  train 
Can  fix  the  sinner's  wandering  eye. 
Hark  !  hark  ! — to  God  the  chorus 

breaks, 
From  every  host,  from  every  gem ; 
But  one  alone  the  Saviour  speaks — 
It  is  the  Star  of  Bethlehem. 

2  Once  on  the  raging  seas  I  rode, 

The   storm   was  loud,    the  night    was 

dark — 
The  ocean  yawned — and  rudely  blow'd 
The  wind  that  tossed   my   foundering 

bark. 
Deep  horror  then  my  vitals  froze, 
Death-struck,    I    ceased    the   tide   to 

stem ; 
When  suddenly  a  star  arose — 
It  was  the  Star  of  Bethlehem. 

3  It  was  my  guide,  my  light,  my  all; 
It  bade  my  dark  forebodings  cease; 
And,  through  the  storm   and  danger's 

thrall, 
It  led  me  to  the  port  of  peace. 


62  INCARNATION    OF    CHRIST. 

Now  safely  moored — my  perils  o'er, 
I'll  sing,  first  in  night's  diadem, 
Forever  and  forevermore, 
The  Star — the  Star  of  Bethlehem  ! 

60  Tune — Azmon.  C.  M. 
"Unto  us  a  Child  is  born. 

Isa.   ix.  6. 

TO  us  a  Child  of  Hope  is  born, 
A      To  us  a  Son  is  given  ; 
Him  shall  the  tribes  of  earth  obey, 
Him  all  the  hosts  of  heaven. 

2  His  name  shall  be  the  Prince  of  Peace, 

For  evermore  adored; 
The  Wonderful,  the  Counsellor, 
The  great  and  mighty  Lord! 

3  His  power,  increasing,  still  shall  spread ; 

His  reign  no  end  shall  know ; 
Justice  shall  guard  his  throne  above, 
And  peace  abound  below. 

61  Tune — Hendon.  7s. 
"Unto  us  a  Son  is  given." 

Isa.  ix.  6. 

HE  has  come !  The  Christ  of  God 
Left  for  us  His  glad  abode; 
Stooping  from  His  throne  of  bliss 
To  this  darksome  wilderness. 


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2  He  has  come !  the  Prince  of  Peace  ! 
Come  to  bid  our  sorrows  cease ; 
Come  to  scatter  with  His  light 

All  the  shadows  of  our  night. 

3  He,  the  mighty  King,  has  come, 
Making  this  poor  earth  His  home ! 
Come  to  bear  our  sin's  sad  load ! 
Son  of  David,  Son  of  God ! 

4  He  has  come,  whose  name  of  grace 
Speaks  deliverance  to  our  race ; 
Left  for  us  His  glad  abode ; 

Son  of  Mary,  Son  of  God ! 

5  "  Unto  us  a  child  is  born  !" 
Ne'er  has  earth  beheld  a  morn, 
Among  all  the  morns  of  time, 
Half  so  glorious  in  its  prime. 

6  "  Unto  us  a  Son  is  given  !" 

He  has  come  from  God's  own  heaven, 
Bringing  with  him  from  above 
Holy  peace  and  holy  love. 

62  Time — Ionia.  7s. 

"I  bring  you  tidings  of  great  joy,  which 
shall  be  to  all  people." 

Luke  ii.  10. 

IT  AIL  the  night,  all  hail  the  morn, 
■**     When    the   Prince   of  Peace  was 

born! 
When,  amid  the  wakeful  fold, 
Tidings  good  the  angel  told. 


6\  INCARNATION    OF    CHRIST. 

2  Now  our  solemn  chant  we  raise 
Duly  to  the  Saviour's  praise; 
Now  with  cheerful  hymns  we  bless 
Christ  the  Lord,  our  Righteousness. 

3  While  resounds  the  joyful  cry, 
"  Glory  be  to  God  on  high, 
Peace  on  earth,  good  will  to  men !" 
Gladly  we  respond,  "  Amen  !" 


63  TutU—  Haddam.  H.  M. 

"  The  Word  was  made  Flesh  and  dwelt 
among  us." 

John  i.  14. 

LO,  God,  our  God  has  come ! 
To  us  a  child  is  born, 
To  us  a  Son  is  given ; 

Bless,  bless  the  glorious  morn ! 
O  happy,  lowly,  lofty  birth, 
Now  God,  our  God,  has  come  to  earth ! 

2  Rejoice !  our  God  has  come ! 

In  love  and  lowliness; 

The  Son  of  God  has  come, 

The  sons  of  men  to  bless  ; 
God  with  us  now  descends  to  dwell, 
God  in  our  flesh,  Emmanuel. 


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Praise  ye  the  Word  made  flesh ! 

True  God,  true  man  is  He; 
Praise  ye  the  Christ  of  God ! 

To  Him  all  glory  be. 
Praise  ye  the  Lamb  that  once  was  slain, 
Praise  ye  the  King  who  comes  to  reign ! 


64  Tune — Acton.  7s. 

"Jesus  was  born  in  Bethlehem  of  Judea." 
Matt.  ii.  1. 

TTARK !  the  herald  angels  sing, 
*-*■  "  Glory  to  the  new-born  King  ! 
Peace  on  earth,  and  mercy  mild ; 
God  and  sinners  reconciled. " 

2  Joyful,  all  ye  nations  rise ; 
Join  the  triumphs  of  the  skies ; 
With  th'  angelic  hosts  proclaim, 

"  Christ  is  born  in  Bethlehem." 

3  Mild  he  lays  his  glory  by ; 

Born  that  man  no  more  may  die; 
Born  to  raise  the  sons  of  earth ; 
Born  to  give  them  second  birth. 

4  Let  us,  then,  with  angels  sing, 
"  Glory  to  the  new-born  King ! 

Peace  on  earth,  and  mercy  mild; 
God  and  sinners  reconciled  !  " 
5 


66 


INCARNATION    OF    CHRIST. 


65 


Tune — Osmond. 


H.  M. 


"And  suddenly  there  was  with  the  Angel 
a  multitude  of  heavenly  Host." 

Luke   ii.  13. 

HARK !  what  celestial  sounds, 
What  music  fills  the  air ! 
Soft  warbling  to  the  morn, 
It  strikes  the  ravished  ear : 


Now  all  is  still  ; 
Now  wild  it  floats 


In  tuneful  notes, 
Loud,   sweet,    and 
shrill. 


2  TV  angelic  hosts  descend, 
With  harmony  divine; 
See  how  from  heaven  they  bend, 
And  in  full  chorus  join  : 


*  Fear  not,'  say  they, 
'Great  joy  we  bring, 


Jesus,  your  King, 
Is  born  to-day. 


"  He  comes  your  souls  to  save 
From  death's  eternal  gloom ; 

To  realms  of  bliss  and  light 
He  lifts  you  from  the  tomb  : 


Your  voices  raise, 
With  songs  of  light ; 


Your  songs  unite 
Of  endless  praise. 


"  Glory  to  God  on  high  ! 

Ye  mortals,  spread  the  sound, 
And  let  your  raptures  fly 

To  earth's  remotest  bound  : 


For  peace  on  earth, 
From  God  in  heav- 


en. 


To  man  is  given, 
At  Jesus  birth. 


INCARNATION    OF    CHRIST.  6j 

(J (}     Tune — Missionary  Chant.    L.  M. 

"  The  Son  of  God  who  loved  me,  and  gave 

Himself  for  me." 

Gal.  ii.  20. 

THE  Son  of  God,  in  mighty  love, 
•*■    Came  down  to  Bethlehem  for  me ; 
Forsook  his  throne  of  light  above, 
An  infant  upon  earth  to  be. 

2  In  love,  the  Father's  sinless  child 

Sojourn'd  at  Nazareth  for  me; 
With  sinners  dwelt  the  Undented, 
The  holy  One  in  Galilee. 

3  Jesus,  whom  angel  hosts  adore, 

Became  a  man  of  griefs  for  me ; 
In  love,  though  rich,  becoming  poor, 
That  I  through  him   enrich'd  might 
be. 

4  Though  Lord  of  all,  above,  below, 

He  went  to  Olivet  for  me; 
He  drank  my  cup  of  wrath  and  woe, 
And  bled  in  dark  Gethsemane. 

5  The  ever-blessed  Son  of  God 

Went  up  to  Calvary  for  me, 
There   paid   my  debt,  there  bore  my 

load, 
In  his  own  body  on  the  tree. 

6  Jesus,  whose  dwelling  is  the  skies, 

Went  down  into  the  grave  for  me  ; 
There  overcame  my  enemies, 
There  won  the  glorious  victory. 


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67  Tune— Ariel.         L.  C.  M. 

"Unto  Him  that  loved  us,  and  washed  ue  from 
our  sins  in  His  own  blood.'* 

Rev.  i.  5. 

p  OME,  let  us  sing  the  matchless  worth, 
^  And  sweetly  sound  the  glories  forth 

Which  in  the  Saviour  shine: 
To  God  and  Christ  our  praises  bring ; 
The  song  with  which  high  heaven  will 

rinS> 
"  Praises  for  grace  divine." 

2  How  rich  the  precious  blood  he  spilt, 
Our  ransom  from  the  dreadful  guilt 

Of  sin  against  our  God; 
How  perfect  is  His  righteousness, 
In  which  unspotted,  beauteous  dress 

His  saints  have  ever  stood ! 

3  How  rich  the  character  he  bears, 
And  all  the  forms  of  love  He  wears, 

Exalted  on  the  throne ; 


REDEMPTION     BY    CHRIST.  69 

In  songs  of  sweet  untiring  praise 
We  e'er  would  sing  His  blessed  ways, 
And  make  His  glories  known. 

4  And  soon  the  happy  day  shall  come 
When  we  shall  reach  our  promised  home 

And  see  Him  face  to  face; 
Then  with  our  Saviour,  Lord  and  Friend, 
The  one  unbroken  day  we'll  spend 

In  singing  still  His  grace. 

6S  Tune — Clifford.  C.  M. 

"  Worthy  is  the  Lamb  that  was  slain." 

Rev.  v.  12. 

pOME,  let  us  join  our  cheerful  songs 
^     With  angels  round  the  throne  ; 
Ten     thousand     thousand     are    their 
tongues, 
But  all  their  joys  are  one. 

2  "Worthy  the  Lamb  that   died,"  they 

cry, 
"  To  be  exalted  thus  !" 
"  Worthy  the  Lamb !"  our  lips  reply, 
"  For  he  was  slain  for  us." 

3  Jesus  is  worthy  to  receive 

Honor  and  power  divine; 
And  blessings,  more  than  we  can  give, 
Be,  Lord,  forever  thine ! 


70  REDEMPTION     BY    CHRIST. 

4  Let  all  that  dwell  above  the  sky, 

And  air,  and  earth,  and  seas, 
Conspire  to  lift  thy  glories  high, 
And  speak  thine  endless  praise. 

5  The  whole  creation  join  in  one, 

To  bless  the  sacred  name 
Of  Him  who  sits  upon  the  throne, 
And  to  adore  the  Lamb ! 

(J9  Tune — Head  of  the  Church.  P.M. 

"Wherefore  God  also  hath  highly  exalted  Him, 
and  given  Him  a  name  which  is  above  every 
name." 

Phil.  ii.  9. 

npHY  name  we  bless,  Lord  Jesus ! 
■"■      That  name  all  names  excelling : 

How  great  thy  love, 

All  praise  above, 
Should  every  tongue  be  telling : 
Thy  Father's  loving-kindness, 
In  giving  thee  was  shown  us : 

Now  by  thy  blood 

Redeem'd  to  God, 
As  children  he  doth  own  us. 

2  From  that  eternal  glory 

Thou  hadst  with  God  the  Father, 

He  sent  his  Son, 

That  he  in  one 
His  children  all  might  gather: 


REDEMPTION     BY    CHRIST.  7 1 

Our  sins  were  all  laid  on  thee, 
God's  wrath  thou  hast  endured : 

It  was  for  us 

Thou  suffer'dst  thus, 
And  hast  our  peace  secured. 

Thou  from  the  dead  wast  raised, 
And  from  all  condemnation 

Thy  Church  is  free, 

As  risen  in  thee, 
Head  of  the  new  creation ! 
On  high  thou  hast  ascended, 
To  God's  right  hand  in  heaven; 

The  Lamb  once  slain, 

Alive  again : 
To  thee  all  power  is  given. 

Thou  hast  bestow'd  the  earnest 
Of  that  we  shall  inherit; 

Till  thou  shalt  come 

To  take  us  home 
We  're  seal'd  by  God  the  Spirit : 
We  wait  for  thine  appearing, 
When  we  shall  know  more  fully 

The  Priest  and  King, 

Whose  praise  we  sing, 
Thou  Lamb  of  God  most  holy ! 


72  REDEMPTION     BY    CHRIST. 

70  Tune — Lischer.  H.  M. 

"  That  at  the  name  of  Jesus  every  knee  should 
bow." 

Phil.  ii.  10. 

TO  IN  all  the  glorious  names 
v      Of  wisdom,  love  and  power 
That  ever  mortals  knew, 
That  angels  ever  bore : 
All  are  too  mean  to  speak  his  worth, 
Too  mean  to  set  my  Saviour  forth. 

2  Great  Prophet  of  our  God ! 

My  tongue  would  bless  thy  name; 
By  thee  the  joyful  news 

Of  our  salvation  came  : 
The  joyful  news  of  sins  forgiven, 
Of  hell  subdued  and  peace  with  heaven. 

3  Jesus,  our  great  High  Priest, 

Offered  his  blood  and  died; 
My  guilty  conscience  seeks 

No  sacrifice  beside : 
His  powerful  blood  did  once  atone, 
And  now  it  pleads  before  the  throne. 

71  Tune— Siloam.  C.  M. 
"Grace  and  Truth  came  by  Jesus  Christ.,, 

John  i.  17. 

"TkEAREST  of  all  the  names  above, 
*J     My  Jesus  and  my  God ! 
Who  can  resist  thy  heavenly  love, 
Or  trifle  with  thy  blood  ? 


REDEMPTION     BY    CHRIST.  73 

2  Tis  by  the  merits  of  thy  death 

Thy  Father  smiles  again ; 
'Tis  by  thine  interceding  breath 
The  Spirit  dwells  with  men. 

3  Till  God  in  human  flesh  I  see 

My  thoughts  no  comfort  find : 
The  holy,  just  and  sacred  Three 
Are  terror  to  my  mind. 

4  But  if  Immanuel's  face  appear, 

My  hope,  my  joy,  begin : 
His  name  forbids  my  slavish  fear; 
His  grace  removes  my  sin. 

5  While  Jews  on  their  own  law  rely, 

And  Greeks  of  wisdom  boast, 
I  love  th'  incarnate  Mystery, 
And  there  I  fix  my  trust. 

72  Tune— Dennis.  S.  M. 

"My  Beloved  is  mine,  and  I  am  His.'* 
Song  of  Sol.  ii.  16. 

T  BLESS  the  Christ  of  God ; 
*       I  rest  on  love  divine; 
And  with  unfaltering  lip  and  heart 
I  call  this  Saviour  mine. 

2       His  cross  dispels  each  doubt; 
I  bury  in  His  tomb 
Each  thought  of  unbelief  and  fear, 
Each  lingering  shade  of  gloom. 


74  REDEMPTION     BY    CHRIST. 

3  I  praise  the  God  of  grace; 

I  trust  His  truth  and  might ; 
He  calls  me  His,  I  call  Him  mine, 
My  God,  my  joy,  my  light. 

4  In  Him  is  only  good, 
In  me  is  only  ill ; 

My  ill  but  draws  His  goodness  forth, 
And  me  He  loveth  still. 

5  Tis  He  who  saveth  me, 
And  freely  pardon  gives; 

I  love  because  He  loveth  me, 
I  live  because  He  lives. 

6  My  life  with  Him  is  hid, 
My  death  has  pass'd  away, 

My  clouds  have  melted  into  light, 
My  midnight  into  day. 

73  Tune — Woodland.  C.  M. 

«'Thy  name  is  as  ointment  poured  forth." 

Song  of  Sol.  i.  3. 

'THERE  is  a  name  I  love  to  hear, 
-*-      I  love  to  sing  its  worth ; 
It  sounds  like  music  in  mine  ear, 
The  sweetest  name  on  earth. 

2  It  tells  me  of  a  Saviour's  love, 
Who  died  to  set  me  free ; 
It  tells  me  of  His  precious  blood, 
The  sinner's  perfect  plea. 


REDEMPTION     BY    CHRIST.  75 

3  It  tells  me  of  a  Father's  smile 

Beaming  upon  His  child: 
It  cheers  me  through  this  "little  while," 
Through  desert,  waste  and  wild. 

4  It  tells  me  what  my  Father  hath 

In  store  for  every  day, 
And  though  I  tread  a  darksome  path, 
Yields  sunshine  all  the  way. 

5  It  tells  of  One  whose  loving  heart 

Can  feel  my  smallest  woe, 
Who  in  each  sorrow  bears  a  part 
That  none  can  bear  below. 

6  It  bids  my  trembling  soul  rejoice, 

And  dries  each  rising  tear; 
It  tells  me,  in  a  "still  small  voice," 
To  trust  and  never  fear. 

74      Time — Cross  and  Crown.    C.  M. 
11  Blessed  be  His  glorious  name  forever." 

Ps.  lxxii.  19. 

TFSUS!  I  love  thy  charming  name; 
^      Tis  music  to  mine  ear : 
Fain  would  I  sound  it  out  so  loud 
That  earth  and  heaven  should  hear. 

2  All  that  my  loftiest  powers  can  wish 
In  thee  doth  richly  meet ; 
Not  to  mine  eyes  is  light  so  dear, 
Nor  friendship  half  so  sweet. 


j6  REDEMPTION     BY    CHRIST. 

3  Thy  grace  still  dwells  upon  my  heart, 

And  sheds  its  fragrance  there — 
The  noblest  balm  of  all  my  wounds, 
The  cordial  of  my  care. 

4  I'll  speak  the  honors  of  thy  name 

With  my  last  laboring  breath ; 
Then,  speechless,  clasp  thee  in  my  arms, 
The  Conqueror  of  death. 

75  Tune — Arlington.  C.  M. 

"The  name  of  the  Lord  is  a  strong  tower;  the 
righteous  runneth  into  it  and  is  safe." 

Prov.  xviii.  io. 

TESUS!    the    name  that   charms  our 
v      fears, 

That  bids  our  sorrows  cease ; 
'Tis  music  in  the  sinner's  ears, 

'Tis  life,  and  health,  and  peace. 

2  He  breaks  the  power  of  cancel'd  sin, 

He  sets  the  prisoner  free; 
His  blood  can  make  the  foulest  clean, 
His  blood  availed  for  me. 

3  He  speaks,  and,  listening  to  His  voice, 

New  life  the  dead  receive ; 
The  mournful  broken  hearts  rejoice, 
The  humble  poor  believe. 


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4  Hear  Him,  ye  deaf;  His   praise,   ye 
dumb, 
Your  loosened  tongues  employ ; 
Ye  blind,  behold  your  Saviour  come, 
And  leap,  ye  lame,  for  joy. 

76  Tune— Naomi.  C.  M. 

"A  Book  of  remembrance  was  written  before 
Him  for  them  that  feared  the  Lord,  and  that 
thought  upon  His  name." 

Mai.  iii.  16. 

TESUS,  the  very  thought  of  thee, 
■*      With  gladness  fills  my  breast ; 
But  dearer  far  thy  face  to  see, 
And  in  thy  presence  rest. 

2  Nor  voice  can  sing,  nor  heart  can  frame, 

Nor  can  the  memory  find 
A  sweeter  sound  than  thy  blest  name, 
O  Saviour  of  mankind! 

3  O  Hope  of  every  contrite  heart, 

O  Joy  of  all  the  meek! 
To  those  who  fall,  how  kind  thou  art, 
How  good  to  those  who  seek ! 

4  And  those  who  find  thee,  find  a  bliss 

Nor  tongue  nor  pen  can  show : 
The  love  of  Jesus — what  it  is, 
None  but  his  loved  ones  know. 


78  REDEMPTION     BY    CHRIST. 

5  Jesus,  our  only  joy  be  thou ! 
As  thou  our  prize  wilt  be; 
Jesus,  be  thou  our  glory  now, 
And  through  eternity ! 


* 


77  Tune — I  do  believe.        C.  M. 

■  'Unto   you,    therefore,  which    believe    He    is 
precious." 

1  Peter  ii.  7. 

TTOW  sweet  the  name  of  Jesus  sounds 
"     In  a  believer's  ear  ! 
It  soothes  his  sorrows,  heals  his  wounds, 
And  drives  away  his  fear. 

It  makes  the  wounded  spirit  whole, 
And  calms  the  troubled  breast; 

'Tis  manna  to  the  hungry  soul, 
And  to  the  weary,  rest. 

Dear  Name !  the  Rock  on  which  I  build, 
My  Shield  and  Hiding  place; 

My  never-failing  Treasury,  fill'd 
With  boundless  stores  of  grace. 

Je^us !  my  Saviour,  Shepherd,  Friend, 
My  Prophet,  Priest  and  King; 

My  Lord,  my  Life,  my  Way,  my  End, 
Accept  the  praise  I  bring. 

Weak  is  the  effort  of  my  heart, 
And  cold  my  warmest  thought; 

But  when  I  see  Thee  as  Thou  art 
I'll  praise  Thee  as  I  ought. 


REDEMPTION     BY    CHRIST.  79 

6  Till  then  I  would  Thy  love  proclaim 
With  every  fleeting  breath ; 
And  glory  in  that  blessed  name 
That  quells  the  power  of  death. 

78  Tune — Martyrdom.        C.  M. 

"He  that  spared  not  His  own  Son." 

Rom.  viii.  32. 

TO  us  our  God  his  love  commends, 
*      When  by  our  sins  undone; 
That  he  might  spare  his  enemies, 
He  would  not  spare  his  Son — 

2  His  only  Son,  on  whom  he  placed 

His  whole  delight  and  love, 
Before  he  form'd  the  earth  below, 
Or  spread  the  heavens  above. 

3  Our  sorrows  and  our  sins  to  bear — 

Our  heavy  cross  sustain, 
Upon  the  tree  he  came  to  die, 
That  we  might  life  obtain. 

4  This  life  is  hid  in  God  with  him 

Who  fell  a  sacrifice, 
And  dying,  conquer' d  death  for  us, 
That  we,  like  him,  might  rise. 

5  Quickly  he  triumph'd  o'er  the  grave, 

And  went  to  heaven  again ; 
There  intercedes,  and  thence  will  come 
With  all  his  saints  to  reign. 


80  REDEMPTION    BY   CHRIST. 

6  His  word  assures  he'll  quickly  come — 
For  this  his  brethren  pray ; 
The  whole  creation  for  it  groans ; 
Come,  Lord,  without  delay. 

79  Tune — Christmas.         C.  M. 

"Thine  eyes  shall  behold  the  King  in  His  glory." 

Isa.  xxxiii.  17. 

T  ORD  Jesus!  when  I  think  of  Thee, 
**     Of  all  Thy  love  and  grace, 
My  spirit  longs  and  fain  would  see 
Thy  beauty,  face  to  face. 

2  And  though  the  wilderness  I  tread, 

A  barren,  thirsty  ground, 
With  thorns  and  briars  overspread, 
Where  foes  and  snares  abound; 

3  Yet  in  Thy  love  such  depths  I  see, 

My  soul  o'erflows  with  praise — 
Contents  itself,  while,  Lord,  to  Thee 
A  joyful  song  I  raise. 

4  My  Lord,  my  Life,  my  Rest,  my  Shield, 

My  Rock,  my  Food,  my  Light; 
Each  thought  of  Thee  doth  constant 
yield 
Unchanging,  fresh  delight. 

5  My  Saviour,  keep  my  spirit  stay'd, 

Hard  following  after  Thee ; 
Till  I,  in  robes  of  white  array'd, 
Thy  face  in  glory  see. 


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REDEMPTION     BY    CHRIST.  8l 

gO  Time — Nuremburgh.  7s. 

"The  redemption  of  their  soul  is  precious," 

Ps.  xlix.  8. 

¥OW  begin  the  heavenly  theme, 
-***      Sing  aloud  in  Jesus'  name : 
Ye,  who  his  salvation  prove, 
Triumph  in  redeeming  love. 

2  Ye,  who  see  the  Father's  grace 
Beaming  in  the  Saviour's  face, 
As  to  glory  on  ye  move, 
Praise  and  bless  redeeming  love. 

3  Mourning  souls,  dry  up  your  tears, 
Banish  all  your  guilty  fears; 

See  your  guilt  and  curse  remove, 
Cancel'd  by  redeeming  love. 

4  Welcome,  all  by  sin  opprest — 
Welcome  to  his  sacred  rest ; 
Nothing  brought  him  from  above — 
Nothing  but  redeeming  love. 

81       Tune — Mount  Vernon.    8s  &  7s. 
"Made  nigh  by  the  blood  of  Christ." 

Eph.  ii.  13. 

SWEET  the  moments,  rich  in  blessing, 
Which  before  the  cross  we  spend; 
Life  and  health,  and  peace  possessing, 
From  the  sinner's  dying  Friend! 
6 


82  REDEMPTION     BY    CHRIST. 

2  Here  we  rest,  in  wonder  viewing 

All  our  sins  on  Jesus  laid ; 
Here  we  see  redemption  flowing 
From  the  sacrifice  He  made. 

3  Truly  blessed  is  the  station 

Low  before  the  cross  to  lie ; 
And  behold  the  great  salvation 
To  rebellious  man  brought  nigh. 

4  Here  we  find  the  dawn  of  heaven, 

While  upon  the  cross  we  gaze ; 
See  our  trespasses  forgiven, 

And  our  songs  of  triumph  raise. 

5  Oh !  that  near  the  cross  abiding, 

We  may  to  the  Saviour  cleave! 
Nought  with  him  our  hearts  dividing, 
All  for  him  content  to  leave. 

6  May  we  still,  the  cross  discerning, 

There  alone  for  comfort  go ; 

And  new  wonders  daily  learning, 

More  of  Jesus'  fulness  know. 

g2  Tune — Lauda.     6s,  8s  &  4s. 

"With  the  precious  blood  of  Christ.'* 

I  Pet.  i.  19. 

TITE  are  by  Christ  redeemed : 
"      The  cost — His  precious  blood; 
Be  nothing  by  our  souls  esteem'd 
Like  this  great  good. 


REDEMPTION     BY    CHRIST.  83 

Were  the  vast  world  our  own, 

With  all  its  varied  store, 
And  thou,  Lord  Jesus,  wert  unknown, 
We  still  were  poor. 

2  Our  earthen  vessels  break ; 

The  world  itself  grows  old  ; 
But  Christ  our  precious  dust  will  take 

And  freshly  mould : 
He'll  give  these  bodies  vile 

A  fashion  like  His  own ; 
He'll  bid  the  whole  creation  smile, 

And  hush  its  groan. 

3  Thus  far,  by  grace  preserved, 

Each  moment  speeds  us  on; 
The  crown  and  kingdom  are  reserved 

Where  Christ  is  gone. 
When  cloudless  morning  shines, 

We  shall  His  glory  share ; 
In  pleasant  places  are  the  lines ; 
The  home  how  fair ! 

4  To  God  our  weakness  clings 

Through  tribulation  sore, 
And  seeks  the  covert  of  His  wings 

Till  all  be  o'er. 
And  when  we've  run  the  race, 

And  fought  the  faithful  fight, 
We'll  see  him  face  to  face, 
With  saints  in  light 


84  REDEMPTION     BY   CHRIST. 

83       Tune — Loving  Kindness.     L.  M. 
"Yea,  I  have  loved  Thee  with  an  everlasting 

love:   therefore,   with  loving-kindness  have 

I  drawn  Thee." 

Jer.  xxxi.  3. 

A  WAKE,  my  soul,  in  joyful  lays, 
■**     And  sing   thy  great    Redeemer's 

praise ; 
He  justly  claims  a  song  from  me; 
His  loving  kindness — oh,  how  free! 

2  He  saw  me  ruined  in  the  fall, 
Yet  loved  me  notwithstanding  all ; 
He  saved  me  from  my  lost  estate ; 
His  loving  kindness — oh,  how  great! 

3  Though  num'rous  hosts  of  mighty  foes, 
Though  earth  and  hell  my  way  oppose, 
He  safely  leads  my  soul  along; 

His  loving  kindness — oh,  how  strong! 

4  Often  I  feel  my  sinful  heart 
Prone  from  my  Saviour  to  depart, 
But  though  I  oft  have  Him  forgot 
His  loving  kindness  changes  not. 

5  Soon  shall  I  mount  and  soar  away 
To  the  bright  realms  of  endless  day, 
And  sing,  with  rapture  and  surprise, 
His  loving  kindness  in  the  skies  ! 


REDEMPTION     BY    CHRIST.  85 

84  Tune — Horton.  7s. 
"  Yea,  Lord,  thou  knowest  that  I  love  Thee." 

John  xxi.  15. 

IT  ARK,  my  soul!  it  is  the  Lord; 
*■*     Tis  thy  Saviour;  hear  his  word; 
Jesus  speaks,  and  speaks  to  thee: 
"Say,  poor  sinner,  lov'st  thou  me? 

2  "  Mine  is  an  unchanging  love, 
Higher  than  the  heights  above, 
Deeper  than  the  depths  beneath, 
Free  and  faithful,  strong  as  death. 

3  "Thou  shalt  see  my  glory  soon, 
When  the  work  of  grace  is  done; 
Partner  of  my  throne  shalt  bej 
Say,  poor  sinner,  lov'st  thou  me?" 

4  Lord!  it  is  my  chief  complaint 
That  my  love  is  cold  and  faint; 
Yet  I  love  thee,  and  adore: 

Oh  for  grace  to  love  thee  more ! 

85  Tune — Hebron.  L.  M. 
44  A  man  shall  be  a  hiding  place  from  the  wind." 

Isa.  xxxii.  2. 

T)  EJOICE,  ye  saints,  rejoice  and  praise 
*"     The  blessings  of  redeeming  grace ; 
Jesus  our  everlasting  tower 
Mocks  at  the  angry  tempest's  roar. 


86  REDEMPTION     BY    CHRIST. 

2  His  love's  a  refuge  ever  nigh, 

His  watchfulness  a  mountain  high ; 
His  name's  a  rock,  which  winds  above 
Nor  waves  below  can  ever  move. 

3  His  faithfulness  for  ever  sure, 
For  endless  ages  will  endure ; 
His  perfect  work  will  ever  prove 
The  depths  of  His  unchanging  love. 

4  While  all  things  change,  He  changes 

not, 
Nor  e'er  forgets,  though  oft  forgot ; 
His  love's  unchangeably  the  same 
And  as  enduring  as  His  name. 

$6  Tune — Toplady.  7s. 

"Show  forth  the  praises  of  Him  who  hath  called 
you  out  of  darkness  into  His  marvelous  light." 

I  Pet.  ii.  9. 

TIT  HO  can  praise  the  blessed  God 
"       Like  a  sinner  saved  by  grace  ? 
Angels  can  not  sing  so  loud, 

Though  they  see  Him  face  to  face ; 
Sinless  angels  ne'er  can  know 
What  a  debt  saved  sinners  owe. 
2  Where  iniquity's  forgiven, 

There  the  grateful  strains  arise ; 
He  who  knows  the  love  of  heaven 

Sings  the  song  which  grace  supplies  : 
Precious  song  of  sins  forgiven, 
Sweetest  melody  of  heaven  ! 


REDEMPTION     BY    CHRIST.  87 

87  'lune — Evan.  C.  M. 

"If  thou  knewest  the  gift  of  God." 

John  iv.  10. 

OF  all  the  gifts  Thy  love  bestows, 
Thou  giver  of  all  good ! 
Not  heaven  itself  a  richer  knows 
Than  the  Redeemer's  blood. 

2  Faith,  too,  that  trusts  the  blood  through 

grace, 
From  that  same  love  we  gain; 
Else,  sweetly  as  it  suits  our  case, 
The  gift  had  been  in  vain. 

3  We  praise  Thee,  and  would  praise  Thee 

more, 
To  Thee  our  all  we  owe; 
The  precious  Saviour,  and  the  power 
That  makes  Him  precious,  too. 

88  Tune — Devizes.  C.  M. 

"I  will  make  mention  of  Thy  righteousness, 
even  of  Thine  only." 

Ps.  lxxi.  16. 

SAVIOUR   divine,  whose  name   we 
know, 
In  whom  alone  we  trust, 
Thou  art  the  Lord  our  Righteousness, 
Thou  art  Thy  people's  boast. 


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88  REDEMPTION     BY    CHRIST. 

2  The  soul,  by  sin  howe'er  defiled, 

By  guilt  howe'er  opprest, 
In  Thee  believing,  stands  approved 
And  finds  abiding  rest. 

3  To  Thee,  our  great  redeeming  Lord, 

What  lasting  thanks  we  owe, 

For  raising  sinners  to  such  joys, 

From  depths  of  endless  woe. 

89  Tune— Ovio.  8s  &  7s. 

"I  will  praise  thee,  0  Lord,  with  my  whole 
heart." 
Ps.  ix.  1. 

pOME,  thou  fount  of  every  blessing! 
V     Tune  my  heart  to  sing  Thy  grace, 
Streams  of  mercy  never  ceasing, 
Call  for  ceaseless  songs  of  praise. 

2  Teach  me,  Lord,  the  rapturous  measures 

Sung  by  heavenly  hosts  above, 

While  I  sing  the  countless  treasures 

Of  my  God's  unchanging  love. 

3  Jesus  sought  me  when  a  stranger, 

Wandering  from  the  fold  of  God; 
He,  to  rescue  me  from  danger, 
Interposed  His  precious  blood. 


REDEMPTION     BY    CHRIST.  89 

4  Rescued  thus  from  sin  and  danger, 
Purchased  by  my  Saviour's  blood, 
May  I  walk  on  earth  a  stranger — 
As  a  son  and  heir  of  God. 


90  Tune — Zion.       8s,  7s  &  4s. 

"They  sung  a  new  song." 
Rev.  v.  9. 

pLORY,  glory,  everlasting, 

™     Be  to  Him  who  bore  the  cross ! 

Who  redeem'd  our  souls  by  tasting 

Death — the  death  deserved  by  us : 
Spread  His  glory, 

Who  redeem'd  His  people  thus ! 

2  His  is  love !  'tis  love  unbounded, 

Without  measure,  without  end  : 
Human  thought  is  here  confounded : 
Tis  too  vast  to  comprehend. 

Praise  the  Saviour! 
Magnify  the  Sinner's  Friend. 

3  While  we  hear  the  wondrous  story, 

Of  the  Saviour's  cross  and  shame, 
Sing  we,  "  Everlasting  glory 
Be  to  God  and  to  the  Lamb !" 

Hallelujah ! 
Give  ye  glory  to  His  name ! 


90  REDEMPTION     BY    CHRIST. 

91  Tunc — Toplady.  7s. 

"To  Mm  that  worketh  not,  but  believeth  on  Him 
that  justifieth  the  ungodly,  his  faith  is  counted 
for  righteousness." 

Rom.  iv.  5, 

"DOCK  of  ages!  cleft  for  me, 
"     Grace  hath  hid  me  safe  in  Thee! 
Where  the  water  and  the  blood 
From  Thy  wounded  side  which  flowed, 
Are  of  sin  the  double  cure, 
Cleansing  from  its  guilt  and  power. 

2  Not  the  labor  of  my  hands 
Could  fulfill  the  law's  demands. 
Could  my  zeal  no  respite  know, 
Could  my  tears  forever  flow — 
All  for  sin  could  not  atone : 

But  Thy  blood,  and  Thine  alone. 

3  Nothing  in  my  hand  I  brought, 
But  to  Thee  for  mercy  sought : 
Naked,  came  to  Thee  for  dress : 
Helpless,  looked  to  Thee  for  grace : 
Yet  though  lost,  undone,  I  came — 
Washed  and  justified  I  am. 

4  While  I  draw  this  fleeting  breath, 
Should  my  eyelids  close  in  death, 
When  I  rise  to  worlds  above, 
Still  I'll  triumph  in  Thy  love; 
Rock  of  ages,  cleft  for  me, 

All  my  boast  and  joy's  in  Thee. 


REDEMPTION     BY    CHRIST.  91 

92  Tune — Harwell.     8s,7s&7S. 
u  We  have  redemption  through  His  blood." 

Eph.  i.  7. 

TN  the  Lord  we  have  redemption, 
*     Full  remission  in  His  blood ; 
From  the  curse  entire  exemption, 

From  the  curse  pronounced  by  God : 
What  a  Saviour  Jesus  is  ! 
O  what  grace,  what  love  is  His ! 

2  Sweet  His  name,  that  name  transcend- 
ing 
Every  name  on  earth,  in  heaven ; 
Praise  through  ages  never  ending, 

To  the  Son  of  God  be  given ! 
He  alone  the  Saviour  is, 
Everlasting  praise  be  His. 

93  Tune — Alford.     8s,  7s  &  7s. 
"A  friend  that  sticketh  closer  than  a  brother." 

Prov.  xviii.  24. 

ANE  there  is,  above  all  others, 

^    Well  deserves  the  name  of  Friend ! 

His  is  love  beyond  a  brother's, 

Costly,  free  and  knows  no  end  : 
They  who  once  His  kindness  prove, 
Find  it  everlasting  love ! 

2  Which  of  all  our  friends  to  save  us 

Could  or  would  have  shed  his  blood  ? 


92  REDEMPTION     BY    CHRIST. 

But  our  Jesus  died  to  have  us 
Reconciled  in  Him  to  God: 
This  was  boundless  love  indeed! 
Jesus  is  a  Friend  in  need ! 

3  When  He  lived  on  earth  abased, 

"  Friend  of  sinners  "  was  His  name ; 
Now  above  all  glory  raised, 

He  rejoices  in  the  same : 
Still  he  calls  us  brethren,  friends, 
And  to  all  our  wants  attends. 

4  Oh  for  grace  our  hearts  to  soften ! 

Teach  us,  Saviour,  love  for  love ; 
We,  alas  !  forget  too  often 

What  a  Friend  we  have  above ; 
But  when  to  our  home  we're  brought, 
We  shall  love  Thee  as  we  ought. 

94  Tune— Solid  Rock.        L.  M. 

"While  we  were  yet  sinners  Christ  died  for  us." 

Rom.  v.  18. 

THE  Lamb  was  slain !  let  us  adore, 
*      And  all  His  gracious  mercy  own : 
And  prostrate  now  and  evermore 

Before  His  pierced  feet  fall  down ; 
Serve    without    dread,   with   reverence 

love 
The  Lord  whose  boundless  grace  we 

prove. 


REDEMPTION    BY    CHRIST.  93 

2  Through  Him  alone  we  live,  for  He 

Hath  drowned  our  transgressions  all 
In  love's  unfathomable  sea : 

O  love,  unknown,  unsearchable! 
The  holy  Lamb  for  sin  was  slain 
That  sinners  endless  life  might  gain. 

3  As  ground,   when  parch'd  with  sum- 

mer's heat, 
Gladly  drinks  in  the  welcome  shower, 
So  would  we,  listening  at  His  feet, 
Receive    His    words    and   feel    His 
power ; 
Have  nothing  in  our  hearts  remain 
Like  this  great  truth,  "  The  Lamb  was 
slain  1" 

95  Tune— Rono.  8s  &  6s. 

"This  my  Son  was  dead,  and  is  alive  again;  he 
was  lost,  and  is  found." 

Luke  xv.  24. 

rPHE  wanderer  no  more  will  roam ; 
*    The  lost  one  to  the  fold  hath  come, 
The  prodigal  is  welcomed  home, 
O  Lamb  of  God,  in  Thee ! 

2  Though  clad  in  rags,  by  sin  defiled, 
The  Father  hath  embraced  his  child, 
And  we  are  pardoned,  reconciled, 
O  Lamb  of  God,  in  Thee  ! 


94  REDEMPTION     BY    CHRIST. 

3  It  is  the  Father's  joy  to  bless, 
His  love  provides  for  us  a  dress, 
A  robe  of  spotless  righteousness, 

O  Lamb  of  God,  in  Thee ! 

4  Now  shall  our  famished  souls  be  fed ; 
A  feast  of  love  for  us  is  spread, 

We  feed  upon  the  children's  bread, 
O  Lamb  of  God,  in  Thee ! 

5  Yea,  in  the  fullness  of  His  grace 
He  puts  us  in  the  children's  place, 
There  we  may  gaze  upon  His  face, 

O  Lamb  of  God,  in  Thee ! 

6  And  when  we  in  Thy  likeness  shine, 
The  glory  and  the  praise  be  Thine, 
That  ours  is  endless  joy  divine, 

O  Lamb  of  God,  in  Thee ! 

96  Tune — Beechland.         H.  M. 

"Not  by  works  of  righteousness  which  we  have 

done." 

Tit.  iii.  5. 

HPHY  works,  not  mine,  O  Christ! 
*-      Speak  gladness  to  this  heart; 
They  tell  me  all  is  done ; 
They  bid  my  fear  depart : 


To  whom,  save  thee 
Who  canst  alone 


For  sin  atone, 
Lord !     shall 
flee? 


REDEMPTION     BY    CHRIST.  95 

Thy  tears,  not  mine,  O  Christ, 
Have  wept  my  grief  away; 

And  turned  this  night  of  mine 
Into  a  blessed  day  : 


To  whom,  save  thee 
Who  canst  alone 


For  sin  atone, 
Lord!     shall    I 
flee? 


Thy  wounds,  not  mine,  O  Christ, 
Can  heal  my  bruised  soul ; 

Thy  stripes,  not  mine,  contain 
The  balm  that  makes  me  whole : 


To  whom,  save  thee 
Who  canst  alone 


For  sin  atone, 
Lord !     shall 
flee? 


Thy  cross,  not  mine,  O  Christ, 
Has  borne  the  awful  load 

Of  sins  that  none  could  bear 
But  the  incarnate  God : 


To  whom,  save  thee 
Who  canst  alone 


For  sin  atone, 
Lord!     shall    I 
flee? 


Thy  death,  not  mine,  O  Christ, 
Has  paid  the  ransom  due; 

Ten  thousand  deaths  like  mine 
Would  have  been  all  too  few : 


To  whom,  save  thee 
Who  canst  alone 


For  sin  atone, 
Lord!     shall     I 
flee? 


96  REDEMPTION     BY    CHRIST. 

97  Tune— Solid  Rock.        L.  M. 

"The  love  of  Christ  constraineth  us;  because 
we  thus  judge,  that  if  one  died  for  all,  then 
were  all  dead." 

2  Cor.  v.  14. 

A  LORD,  Thy  boundless  love  to  me 
v     No  thought  can  reach,  no  tongue 

declare ; 
Then  bend  my  wayward  heart  to  Thee, 
And  reign  without  a  rival  there. 
From  Thee,  my  Lord,  I  all  receive — 
Thine,  wholly  Thine,  alone  I'd  live. 

2  O  Lord,  how  cheering  is  Thy  way ! 
How  blest,  how  gracious  in  mine  eyes ! 
Care,  anguish,  sorrow  pass  away, 
And  fear  before  Thy  presence  flies ! 
Lord  Jesus,  nothing  would  I  see, 
Nothing  desire,  apart  from  Thee. 

3  'Mid  conflict  be  Thy  love  my  peace, 
In  weakness  be  Thy  love  my  strength ; 
And  when  the  storms  of  life  shall  cease, 
And  Thou  from  heaven  shalt  come  at 

length, 
O  Jesus,  then  this  heart  shall  be 
For  ever  satisfied  with  Thee. 


REDEMPTION     BY    CHRIST.  97 

98  Tune—  Latour.  C.  M. 

44  He  saw  that  there  was  no  man,  and  wondered 
that  there  was  no  intercessor ;  therefore  His 
arm  brought  salvation." 

Isa.  lix.  16. 

BLUNGED  in  a  gulf  of  dark  despair 
*      We  wretched  sinners  lay, 
Without  one  cheerful  beam  of  hope, 
Or  spark  of  glimmering  day. 

i  With  pitying  eyes,  the  Prince  of  Grace 
Beheld  our  helpless  grief; 
He  saw,  and  (oh  amazing  love  !) 
He  ran  to  our  relief. 

3  Down  from  the  shining  seats  above 

With  joyful  haste  He  fled, 
Enter'd  the  grave  in  mortal  flesh, 
And  dwelt  among  the  dead. 

4  He  spoil'd  the  powers  of  darkness  thus, 

And  brake  our  iron  chains ; 
Jesus  hath  freed  our  captive  souls 
From  everlasting  pains. 

5  Oh,  for  this  love  let  rocks  and  hills 

Their  lasting  silence  break, 
And  all  harmonious  human  tongues 
The  Saviour's  praises  speak. 
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98  SUFFERINGS    OF    CHRIST. 


SUFFERINGS  OF  CHRIST 


99       Tune — Walnut  Street.     C.L.M. 

"His  sweat  was  as  it  were  great  drops  of  blood 

falling  down  to  the  ground." 

Luke  xxii.  44. 

TIE  knelt,  the  Saviour  knelt  and  prayed, 
"•     When  but  his  Father's  eye 
Looked  thro'  the  lonely  garden's  shade 

On  that  dread  agony ; 
The  Lord  of  all  above,  beneath, 
Was  bowed  with  sorrow  unto  death. 

2  The  sun  set  in  a  fearful  hour, 

The  skies  might  well  grow  dim, 
When  this  mortality  had  power 

So  to  o'ershadow  him  ! 
That  he  who  gave  man's  breath  might 

know 
The  very  depths  of  human  woe. 

3  He  knew  them  all — the  doubt,  the  strife, 

The  faint,  perplexing  dread, 
The  mists  that  hang  o'er  parting  life, 

All  darkened  round  his  head; 
And  the  Deliverer  knelt  to  pray — 
Yet  passed  it  not,  that  cup,  away. 


SUFFERINGS    OF    CHRIST.  99 

4  It  passed  not,  though  the  stormy  wave 

Had  sunk  beneath  his  tread ; 
It  passed  not,  tho'  to  him  the  grave 

Had  yielded  up  its  dead: 
But  there  was  sent  him  from  on  high 
A  gift  of  strength  for  man  to  die. 

5  And  was  his  mortal  hour  beset 

With  anguish  and  dismay  ? 
How  may  we  meet  our  conflict  yet 

In  the  dark,  narrow  way  ? 
How  but  thro'  him,  that  path  who  trod, 

As  Son  of  man  and  Son  of  God ! 

100  Tune— Albion.  C.  M. 

u  With  strong  crying  and  tears  unto  Him  that 
was  able  to  save  Him  from  death." 

Heb.  v.  7. 

TjARK  was  the  night,  and  cold  the 
"     ground, 

On  which  the  Lord  was  laid ; 
His  sweat  as  drops  of  blood  ran  down, 

In  agony  He  prayed. 

2  "  Father,  remove  this  bitter  cup, 

If  such  thy  sacred  will ; 
If  not,  content  to  drink  it  up, 
Thy  pleasure  I  fulfil." 

3  Go  to  the  garden,  sinner,  see 

Those  precious  drops  that  flow : 
The  heavy  load  he  bore  for  thee — 
For  thee  He  lies  so  low. 


100  SUFFERINGS    OF    CHRIST. 

4  Then  learn  of  Him  the  cross  to  bear, 
Thy  Father's  will  obey; 
And  when  temptations  press  thee  near, 
Awake  to  watch  and  pray. 

101  Tune—  Melody.  C.  M. 

"Why  persecutest  thou  MeV* 
Acts  ix.  4. 

T  SEE  the  crowd  in  Pilate's  hall, 
K     I  mark  their  wrathful  mien  ; 
Their  shouts  of  "  crucify  "  appall, 
With  blasphemy  between. 

2  And  of  that  shouting  multitude 

I  feel  that  I  am  one ; 
And  in  that  din  of  voices  rude 
I  recognize  my  own. 

3  I  see  the  scourges  tear  his  back, 

I  see  the  piercing  crown, 
And  of  that  crowd  who  smite  and  mock, 
I  feel  that  I  am  one. 

4  Around  yon  cross,  the  throng  I  see, 

Mocking  the  sufferer's  groan ; 
Yet  still  my  voice  it  seems  to  be, 
As  if  I  mocked  alone. 

5  'Twas  I  that  shed  the  sacred  blood ; 

I  nailed  him  to  the  tree ; 
I  crucified  the  Christ  of  God, 
I  joined  the  mockery  ! 


SUFFERINGS    OF    CHRIST.  IOI 

6  Yet  not  the  less  that  blood  avails 
To  cleanse  away  my  sin ! 
And  not  the  less  that  cross  prevails 
To  give  me  peace  within ! 

102  7bnt— Olive's  Brow.      L.  M. 
•'Being  in  an  agony  He  prayed  more  earnestly.'* 

Luke  xxii.  44. 

^TIS  midnight,  and,  on  Olive's  brow, 
-*■  The  star  is  dimmed  that  lately  shone; 
'Tis  midnight ;  in  the  garden  now 
The  suffering  Saviour  prays  alone. 

2  Tis  midnight ;  and,  from  all  removed, 

The  Saviour  wrestles  lone  with  fears ; 
Ev'n  that  disciple  whom  he  loved 
Heeds  not  his  Master's  grief  and  tears. 

3  'Tis  midnight ;  and,  for  others'  guilt, 

The  Man  of  sorrows  weeps  in  blood; 
Yet  he,  who  hath  in  anguish  knelt, 
Is  not  forsaken  by  his  God. 

103  Tkne— Dennis.  S.  M. 

"He  beheld  the  city,  and  wept  over  it." 

I  Luke  xix.  41. 

T\ID  Christ  o'er  sinners  weep  ? 
"     And  shall  our  cheeks  be  dry  ? 
Let  floods  of  penitential  grief 
Burst  forth  from  every  eye. 


102  SUFFERINGS    OF    CHRIST. 

2  The  Son  of  God  in  tears 

Angels  with  wonder  see ; 
Be  thou  astonished,  O  my  soul, 
He  shed  those  tears  for  thee. 

3  He  wept  that  we  might  weep ; 

Each  sin  demands  a  tear ; 
In  heaven  alone  no  sin  is  found, 
And  there's  no  weeping  there. 

104  Tune — Fiske.  7s  &  6s. 

"His  visage  was  so  marred  more  than  any  man, 
and  His  form  than  the  sons  of  men." 

Isa.  lii.   14. 

A  SACRED  Head,  once  wounded, 
^  With  grief  and  pain  weigh'd  down  ! 
How  scornfully  surrounded 

With  thorns,  thy  only  crown ! 
O  sacred  Head,  what  glory, 

What  bliss,  till  now  was  thine ! 
Yet,  though  despis'd  and  gory, 

I  joy  to  call  thee  mine. 

2  How  art  thou  pale  with  anguish, 

With  sore  abuse  and  scorn ! 
How  does  that  visage  languish, 

Which  once  was  bright  as  morn ! 
Thy  grief  and  thy  compassion 

Were  all  for  sinners'  gain ; 
Mine,  mine  was  the  transgression, 

But  thine  the  deadly  pain. 


SUFFERINGS    OF    CHRIST.  103 

3  What  language  shall  I  borrow 

To  praise  thee,  dearest  Friend, 
For  this  thy  dying  sorrow — 

Thy  pity  without  end ! 
Lord,  make  me  thine  forever, 

Nor  let  me  faithless  prove ; 
Oh,  let  me  never,  never 

Abuse  such  dying  love ! 

105  Tune — Lyons.       5s  &  ns. 

"  Is  it  nothing  to  yon,  all  ye  that  pass  by]  Be- 
hold, and  see  if  there  be  any  sorrow  like  unto 

my  sorrow." 

Lam.  i.  12. 

A  LL  ye  who  pass  by, 
-**■     To  Jesus  draw  nigh  ; 
To  you  is  it  nothing  that  Jesus  should 
die? 
Our  ransom  and  peace, 
Our  surety  He  is  : 
Come,  see  if  there  ever  was  sorrow  like 
His. 

2  The  Lord  in  the  day 

Of  His  anger  did  lay 
Our  sins  on  the   Lamb,  and  He  bore 
them  away : 
He  died  to  atone 
For  guilt  not  His  own ; 
The  Father  afflicted  for  you  His  dear 
Son. 


104  SUFFERINGS   OF   CHRIST. 

3  For  sinners  like  me 
He  died  on  the  tree ; 

His  death  is  accepted ;  the  sinner  goes 
free; 

My  pardon  I  claim ; 

A  sinner  I  am, 
A  sinner  believing  in  Jesus*  dear  name. 

4  He  purchased  the  grace 
That  now  I  embrace ; 

O  Father !  Thou  knowest  He  died  in 
my  place : 
His  death  is  my  plea, 
My  Advocate  see, 
And  hear  the  blood  speak   that   has 
answered  for  me. 

106  Tune — Calvary.    8s,  7s  &  4s. 

"He  said,  it  is   finished;  and  He   bowed  His 
head  and  gave  up  the  ghost." 

John  xix,  30. 

TTARK !  the  voice  of  love  and  mercy 
"     Sounds  aloud  from  Calvary; 
See,  it  rends  the  rock  asunder, 

Shakes  the  earth  and  veils  the  sky. 
"It  is  finished!" 

Hear  the  dying  Saviour  cry. 

2  It  is  finished — O  !  what  pleasure 
Do  these  precious  words  afford ! 


SUFFERINGS    OF    CHRIST.  105 

Heavenly  blessings,  without  measure, 
Flow  to  us  from  Christ  the  Lord : 

It  is  finished ! 
Saints,  the  dying  words  record. 

3  Finished — all  the  types  and  shadows 

Of  the  ceremonial  law; 
Finished — all  that  God  had  promised ; 
Death  and  hell  no  more  shall  awe : 

It  is  finished ! 
Saints,  from  hence  your  comfort  draw. 

4  Tune  your  harps  anew,  ye  seraphs ; 

Join  to  sing  the  pleasing  theme ; 
All  on  earth  and  all  in  heaven, 
Join  to  praise  Immanuel's  name : 

Hallelujah ! 
Glory  to  the  bleeding  Lamb ! 

107  Tunc — Zebulon.  H.  M. 

"The  chief  priests  mocking  said  among  them- 
selves with  the  scribes,  He  saved  others ; 
Himself  He  can  not  save." 

Mark  xv.  31 . 

TIIMSELF  He  could  not  save, 
^*     He  on  the  cross  must  die, 
Or  mercy  can  not  come 
To  ruined  sinners  nigh ; 
Yes,  Christ,  the  Son  of  God, must  bleed, 
That  sinners  might  from  sin  be  freed. 


Io6  SUFFERINGS    OF    CHRTST. 

2  Himself  He  could  not  save, 

For  justice  must  be  done ; 
And  sin's  full  weight  must  fall 

Upon  a  sinless  one  ; 
For  nothing  else  can  God  accept ; 
In  payment  for  the  fearful  debt. 

3  Himself  He  could  not  save, 

For  He  the  surety  stood 
For  all  who  now  rely 

Upon  His  precious  blood  : 
He  bore  the  penalty  of  guilt, 
When  on  the  cross  His  blood  was  spilt. 

4  Himself  He  could  not  save, 

Yet  now  a  Saviour  He ; 
Come,  sinner,  to  Him  come, 

He  waits  to  welcome  thee; 
Believe  in  Him,  and  thou  shalt  prove 
His  saving  power,  his  deathless  love. 

108  Tune—  Otto.  8s  &  7s. 

"He  hath  made  Him  to  be  sin  for  us,  who  knew 
no  sin;  that  we  might  be  made  the  right- 
eousness of  God  in  Him." 

2  Cor.  v.  21 

ccCTRICKEN,  smitten  and  afflicted/' 

^     See  Him  dying  on  the  tree ! 
'Tis  the  Christ  by  man  rejected, 
Yes,  my  soul,  'tis  He !  'tis  He ! 


SUFFERINGS    OF    CHRIST.  107 

Many  hands  were  raised  to  wound  Him, 
None  would  interpose  to  save; 

But  the  awful  stroke  that  found  Him 
Was  the  stroke  that  justice  gave. 

2  Ye  who  think  of  sin  but  lightly, 

Nor  suppose  the  evil  great, 
Here  may  view  its  nature  rightly, 

Here  its  guilt  may  estimate. 
Mark  the  sacrifice  appointed  ! 

See  who  bears  the  awful  load ! 
Tis  the  Word,  the  Lord's  Anointed, 

Son  of  man  and  Son  of  God. 

3  Here  we  have  a  firm  foundation ; 

Here's  the  refuge  of  the  lost : 
Christ's  the  Rock  of  our  salvation  ; 

His  the  name  of  which  we  boast. 
Lamb  of  God,  for  sinners  wounded ! 

Sacrifice  to  cancel  guilt ! 
None  shall  ever  be  confounded 

Who  on  Him  their  hopes  have  built. 

109  Time— Evan.  C.  M. 

"  Behold,  the  Lamb  of  God,  which  taketh  away 
the  sin  of  the  world." 

John  i.  29 

"DEHOLD !  a  spotless  Victim  dies, 
"     My  Surety  on  the  tree; 
The  Lamb  of  God,  the  sacrifice, 
He  gave  Himself  for  me ! 


108  SUFFERINGS    OF    CHRIST. 

2  Whatever  curse  was  mine  He  bore; 

The  wormwood  and  the  gall, 
There,  in  that  lone  mysterious  hour, 
My  cup — he  drained  it  all ! 

3  Lord  Jesus  !  Thou,  and  none  beside, 

Its  bitterness  could  know ; 
Nor  other  tell  the  joy's  full  tide, 
That  from  that  cup  shall  flow. 

4  Thine  is  the  joy,  but  yet  'tis  mine, 

'Tis  ours,  as  one  with  Thee ; 
My  joy  flows  from  that  grief  of  Thine, 
Thy  death  brings  life  to  me ! 

110  Time — Calvary.    8s,  7s  &  4s. 

"To  make  an  end  of  sins;  and  to  make  recon- 
ciliation for  iniquity,  and  to  bring  in  ever- 
lasting righteousness." 

Dan.  ix.  24. 

4tTT  is  finished!"  sinners,  hear  it, 

*     'Tis  the  dying  victor's  cry ; 
"  It  is  finished !"  angels,  bear  it, 
Bear  the  joyful  truth  on  high  : 

"  It  is  finished  !" 
Tell  it  through  the  earth  and  sky  ! 
2  Justice,  from  her  awful  station, 

Bars  the  sinner's  peace  no  more; 
Justice  views  with  approbation 
What  the  Saviour  did  and  bore. 

Grace  and  mercy 
Now  display  their  boundless  store. 


SUFFERINGS    OF    CHRIST.  109 

Hear  the  Lord  Himself  declaring 
All  performed  He  came  to  do ; 

Sinners,  in  yourselves  despairing, 
This  is  joyful  news  to  you ; 

Jesus  speaks  it, 
His  are  faithful  words  and  true. 

"  It  is  finished !"  all  is  over. 

Yes,  the  cup  of  wrath  is  drained, 

Such  the  truth  these  words  discover, 
Thus  the  victory  was  obtained — 

'Tis  a  victory 
None  but  Jesus  could  have  gained. 


1  J 1  Tune—  Olive's  Brow.       L.  M. 

"Christ  also  hath  once  suffered  for  sins,  the 
just  for  the  unjust,  that  He  might  bring  us  to 
God." 

1  Pet.  iii.  18. 

CTRETCHED  on  the  cross,  the  Sa- 
^     viour  dies, 

Hark  !  His  expiring  groans  arise ; 
See,  how  the  sacred  crimson  tide 
Flows  from  His  hands  His  feet,  His  side. 

2  To  suffer  in  the  traitor's  place, 
To  die  for  man — surprising  grace ! 
Yet  pass  rebellious  angels  by — 

O  why  for  man,  dear  Saviour,  why  ? 


IIO  SUFFERINGS    OF    CHRIST. 

3  And   didst   Thou    bleed  ?    for   sinners 

bleed  ? 
And  could  the  sun  behold  the  deed  ? 
No  !  he  withdrew  his  sickening  ray, 
And  darkness  veiled  the  mourning  day. 

4  Can  I  survey  this  scene  of  woe, 
Where  mingling  grief  and  wonder  flow, 
And  yet  my  heart  unmoved  remain, 
Insensible  to  love  or  pain  ? 

5  Come,  dearest  Lord,  Thy  grace  impart, 
To  warm  this  cold,  this  stupid  heart : 
Till  all  its  powers  and  passions  move, 
In  melting  grief  and  ardent  love. 

112  TUne— Welton.  L.  M. 

44  God  forbid  that  I  should  glory  save  in  the  cross 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ." 

Gal.  vi.  14. 

T^THEN  I  survey  the  wondrous  cross, 
"  '     On  which  the  Prince  of  glory  died, 
My  richest  gain  I  count  but  loss, 
And  pour  contempt  on  all  my  pride. 

2  Forbid  it,  Lord !  that  I  should  boast, 
Save  in  the  death  of  Christ,  my  God ; 
All  the  vain  things  that  charm  me  most, 
I  sacrifice  them  to  His  blood. 

3  See,  from  His  head,  His  hands,  His  feet, 
Sorrow  and  love  flow  mingled  down  ; 


SUFFERINGS    OF    CHRIST.  Ill 

Did  e'er  such  love  and  sorrow  meet, 
Or  thorns  compose  so  rich  a  crown  ? 

4  His  dying  crimson,  like  a  robe, 
Spreads  o'er  his  body  on  the  tree ; 
Then  I  am  dead  to  all  the  globe, 
And  all  the  globe  is  dead  to  me. 

5  Were  the  whole  realm  of  nature  mine, 
That  were  a  tribute  far  too  small; 
Love  so  amazing,  so  divine, 
Demands  my  soul,  my  life,  my  all. 

]13  Tune — Caparia.       Ss^sSzjs. 

"Without  shedding  of  blood  there  is  no  remis- 
sion." 

Heb.  ix.  23. 

TKHTHOUT  blood  is  no  remission; 
"      Thus    the    Lord  proclaims  from 

heaven ; 
Blood  must  flow — on  this  condition, 
This  alone,  is  sin  forgiven : 
Yes,  a  victim  must  be  slain, 
Else  all  hope  of  life  is  vain. 

2  But  the  victim,  who  shall  find  it, 
Such  a  one  as  sinners  need  ? 
To  the  altar  who  shall  bind  it  ? 
Who  shall  make  the  victim  bleed  ? 
Such  a  victim  as  must  die 
All  the  world  could  not  supply. 


112  SUFFERINGS    OF    CHRIST. 

3  God  Himself  provides  the  Victim; 

Jesus  is  the  Lamb  of  God ; 
Heaven,  and  earth,  and  hell  afflict  Him, 
While  He  bears  the  sinner's  load. 
Jesus'  blood — His  blood  alone, 
Can  for  human  guilt  atone. 

4  Joyful  truth !  He  bore  transgression 

In  His  body,  on  the  cross ! 
Through  His  blood  there's  full  remission 
For  the  vilest,  e'en  for  us : 
Jesus  for  the  sinner  bleeds ; 
Nothing  more  the  sinner  needs. 


114     Tune — Missionary  Chant.  L.M. 

11  Ye  know  the  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
that,  though  He  was  rich,  yet  for  your  sake* 
He  became  poor,  that  ye  through  His  poverty 
might  be  rich." 

2  Cor.  viii  9. 

TESUS,  whdm  angel  hosts  adore, 
"      Became  a  man  of  griefs  for  me ; 
In  love,  though  rich,  becoming  poor, 
That  I  through  Him  enriched  might  be. 

2  Though  Lord  of  all,  above,  below, 
He  went  to  Olivet  for  me ; 
There  drank  my  cup  of  wrath  and  woe, 
When  bleeding  in  Gethsemane. 


SUFFERINGS    OF    CHRIST.  113 

3  The  ever-blessed  Son  of  God 
Went  up  to  Calvary  for  me; 

There  paid  my  debt,  there  bore  my  load, 
In  his  own  body  on  the  tree. 

4  Jesus,  whose  dwelling  is  the  skies, 
Went  down  into  the  grave  for  me ; 
There  overcame  my  enemies, 
There  won  the  glorious  victory. 

5  'Tis  finished  all :  the  vail  is  rent, 
The  welcome  sure,  the  access  free — 
Now  then,  we  leave  our  banishment, 
O  Father,  to  return  to  thee  ! 

115  Tune — Laconia.        8s  &  3s. 

"Eli,  Eli,  lama  safcacthani 1  that  is  to  say,  My 

God,  my  God,  why  hast  thou  forsaken  me?1' 

Matt,  xxvii.  46. 

DEHOLD,  behold  the  Lamb  of  God, 
■U  On  the  cross ! 

For  us  He  shed  His  precious  blood 

On  the  cross. 
Oh  !  hear  that  strange  expiring  cry — 
"  Eli,  lama  sabacthani  ?  " 
Draw  near  and  see  the  Saviour  die 

On  the  cross. 

2  Come,  sinners,  see  Him  lifted  up 
On  the  cross. 
He  drinks  for  us  the  bitter  cup 
On  the  cross. 
8 


114  SUFFERINGS    OF    CHRIST. 

The  rocks  do  rend,  the  mountains  quake, 
The  earth  doth  to  its  centre  shake, 
While  Jesus  doth  atonement  make 

On  the  cross. 
3  And  now  the  mighty  deed  is  done 

On  the  cross. 
The  battle's  fought,  the  victory  won 

On  the  cross. 
To  heaven  He  turns  His  languid  eyes, 
"  'Tis   finished,"   now    the    Conqueror 

cries, 
Then  bows  His  sacred  Head  and  dies 

On  the  cross. 

1 1  (J  Time— Watchman.         S.  M. 

11  All  we  like  sheep  have  gone  astray ;  we  have 
turned  every  one  to  his  own  way;  and  the 
Lord  hath  laid  on  Him  the  iniquity  of  us  all." 
Isa.  liii.  6. 

T  IKE  sheep  we  went  astray, 
"     Far  from  the  fold  of  God  ; 
Each  wandering  in  a  different  way. 
But  all  the  downward  road. 

2  How  dreadful  was  the  hour 
When  God  our  wanderings  laid, 

And  did  at  once  His  vengeance  pour 
Upon  the  Shepherd's  head ! 

3  How  glorious  was  the  grace 
When  Christ  sustained  the  stroke ; 

His  life  and  blood  the  Shepherd  pays, 
A  ransom  for  the  flock! 


SUFFERINGS    OF    CHRIST.  115 

4       He  bowed  His  willing  head, 
He  drank  the  bitter  gall ; 
But  God  hath  raised  Him  from  the  dead, 
And  set  Him  over  all. 

117  Tun*— Marx,  P.M. 

"Now  from  the  sixth  hour  there  was  darkness 
over  all  the  land  unto  the  ninth  hour." 

Matt,  xxvii.  45. 

^TWAS  the  day  when  God's  Anointed 
*      Died  for  us  the  death  appointed, 
Bleeding  on  the  dreadful  cross ; 
Day  of  darkness,  day  of  terror, 
Deadly  fruit  of  ancient  error, 
Nature's  fall,  and  Eden's  loss ! 

2  Haste,  prepare  the  bitter  chalice ! 
Gentile  hate  and  Jewish  malice 

Lift  the  royal  Victim  high ; 
Like  the  serpent,  wonder-gifted, 
Which  the  prophet  once  uplifted, 

For  a  sinful  world  to  die. 

3  Conscious  of  the  deed  unholy, 
Nature's  pulses  beat  more  slowly, 

And  the  sun  his  light  denied  ; 
Darkness  wrapped  the  sacred  city, 
And  the  earth,  with  fear  and  pity, 

Trembled  when  the  Just  One  died. 


lib  SUFFERINGS    OF    CHRIST. 

118  Tune— Wareham.  C.  M. 

"But  He  was  wounded  for  our  transgressions; 
He  was  bruised  for  our  iniquities ;  the  chas- 
tisement of  our  peace  was  upon  Him,  and  with 
His  stripes  we  are  healed." 

Isa.  liii.  5. 

0  CHRIST,  what  burdens  bowed  thy 
head! 
Our  load  was  laid  on  Thee; 
Thou  stoodest  in  the  sinner's  stead — 

Bear'st  all  my  ills  for  me : 
A  victim  led,  Thy  blood  was  shed ; 
Now  there's  no  load  for  me. 

2  The  Father  lifted  up  his  rod — 

O  Christ,  it  fell  on  Thee ! 
Thou  wast  sore  stricken  of  thy  God — 

There's  not  one  stroke  for  me. 
Thy  tears,  thy  blood,  beneath  it  flow'd ; 

Thy  bruising  healeth  me. 

3  The  tempest's  awful  voice  was  heard — 

O  Christ,  it  broke  on  Thee  ! 
Thy  open  bosom  was  my  ward, 

It  braved  the  storm  for  me. 
Thy  form  was  scarr'd,  thy  visage  marr'd, 

Now  cloudless  peace  for  me. 

4  The  Holy  One  did  hide  his  face — 

O  Christ,  'twas  hid  from  Thee ; 
Dumb  darkness  wrapt  thy  soul  a  space — 

The  darkness  due  to  me. 
But  now  that  face  of  radiant  grace 

Shines  forth  in  li^ht  on  me. 


THE    CROSS  AND  ATONEMENT.       117 


The  Cross  and  Atonement 


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T1 


*119  'Tune—  Fountain.  C.  M. 

11  The  blood  of  Jesus  Christ,  His  Son,  cleanseth 
us  from  all  sin." 

I  John  i.  7. 

HERE  is  a  fountain  filled  with  blood, 
Drawn  from  Immanuel's  veins ; 
And  sinners  plunged  beneath  that  flood 
Lose  all  their  guilty  stains. 

2  The  dying  thief  rejoiced  to  see 

That  fountain  in  his  day ; 
And  there  have  I,  though  vile  as  he, 
Washed  all  my  sins  away. 

3  Dear  dying  Lamb,  Thy  precious  blood 

Shall  never  lose  its  power, 
Till  all  the  ransomed  Church  of  God 
Be  saved,  to  sin  no  more. 

4  Since  first  by  faith  I  saw  the  stream 

Thy  wounds  supplied  for  me, 
Redeeming  love  has  been  my  theme, 
And  shall  forever  be. 


Il8   THE  CROSS  AND  ATONEMENT. 

5  Soon  in  a  nobler,  sweeter  song, 
I'll  sing  Thy  power  to  save; 
And  with  the  heavenly,  blood-bought 
throng 
My  palm  of  victory  wave. 

120  Tu7ie— Watches?.      «7s«&£%^     <§ 

"  Having  made  peace  through  the*hlood  of  His* 
cross." 

Col.  i.  20. 

T  SAW  the  cross  of  Jesus, 

*     When  burdened  with  my  sin  ; 

I  sought  the  cross  of  Jesus, 

To  give  me  peace  within : 
I  brought  my  soul  to  Jesus, 

He  cleansed  it  in  His  blood ; 
And  in  the  cross  of  Jesus 

I  found  my  peace  with  God. 

2  I  love  the  cross  of  Jesus, 

It  tells  me  what  I  am — 
A  vile  and  guilty  creature, 

Saved  only  through  the  Lamb : 
No  righteousness,  no  merit, 

No  beauty  can  I  plead ; 
Yet  in  the  cross  I  glory, 

My  title  there  I  read. 

3  Sweet  is  the  cross  of  Jesus, 

There  let  my  weary  heart 
Still  rest  in  peace  unshaken, 
Till  with  Him — ne'er  to  part; 


THE    CROSS  AND  ATONEMENT.       119 

And  then  in  strains  of  glory 
I'll  sing  His  wondrous  power, 

Where  sin  can  never  enter, 
And  death  is  known  no  more. 


121  Tune — Calvary.    8s,  7s  &  4s. 

"Before  whose  eyes  Jesus  Christ  hath  been  evi- 
dently set  forth,  crucified  among  you." 

Gal.  iii.  I. 

JESUS,  I  am  never  weary 
y      Looking  on  Thy  cross  and  shame ; 
Gazing  there  I  seem  so  near  Thee, 

Dear  to  me  each  throb  of  pain. 
Ever  near  Thee, 

Lingering  here  I  would  remain. 

2  Little  cared  I  for  the  anguish 

Of  Thy  bitter,  bitter  cry; 
Left  alone,  dear  Lord,  to  languish, 
None  to  share  Thy  parting  sigh. 

All  forsaken : 
Left  alone,  dear  Lord,  to  die. 

3  Precious  Jesus  !  I  have  found  Thee, 

All  my  utmost  need  required : 
In  Thyself,  dear  Lord,  Thou'st  found  me, 
All  Thy  loving  heart  desired. 

I  would  praise  Thee, 
From  my  soul,  by  love  inspired ! 


120      THE    CROSS  AND  ATONEMENT. 

J22  Tune— Wilmox.        8s  &  7s. 

44  The  preaching  of  the  cross  is   to   them   that 
perish  foolishness;   hut  unto   us  which   are 
saved,  it  is  the  power  of  God." 
I  Cor.  i.  18. 

TN  the  cross  of  Christ  I  glory, 
*     Towering  o'er  the  wrecks  of  time ; 
All  the  light  of  sacred  story 
Gathers  round  its  head  sublime. 

2  When  the  woes  of  life  o'ertake  me, 

Hopes  deceive,  and  fears  annoy, 
Never  shall  the  cross  forsake  me : 
Lo !  it  glows  with  peace  and  joy. 

3  When  the  sun  of  bliss  is  beaming 

Light  and  love  upon  my  way, 
From  the  cross  the  radiance  streaming, 
Adds  new  luster  to  the  day. 

4  Bane  and  blessing,  pain  and  pleasure, 

By  the  cross  are  sanctified ; 
Peace  is  there,  that  knows  no  measure, 
Joys  that  through  all  time  abide. 

123  Tune — Departure.        P.  M. 

"It  is  the  Wood  that  maketh  an  atonement  for 

the  soul." 

Lev.  xvii.  n. 

TTNTIL  I  saw  the  blood, 
^      'Twas  hell  my  soul  was  fearing, 
And  dark  and  dreary  in  my  eyes 
The  future  was  appearing  ; 


THE    CROSS  AND  ATONEMENT.       121 

While  conscience  told  its  tale  of  sin, 
And  caused  a  weight  of  woe  within. 

2  Until  I  saw  the  blood, 

For  mercy  I  was  crying, 
As  if  to  move  the  heart  of  God, 

Or  win  His  favor  trying; 
But  all  the  seeking  seem'd  in  vain, 
The  wish'd-for  peace  I  could  not  gain. 

3  But  when  I  saw  the  blood, 

And  look'd  at  Him  who  shed  it, 
My  right  to  peace  was  seen  at  once, 

And  I  with  transport  read  it ; 
I  found  myself  to  God  brought  nigh, 
And  "  Victory  1"  became  my  cry. 

124  Tune— Shawmut.  S.  M. 

"How  much  more  shall  the  blood  of  Christ,  who 
through  the  eternal  Spirit  offered  Himself 
without  spot  to  God,  purge  your  conscience 
from  dead  works  to  serve  the  living  God?" 

Heb.  ix.  14. 

\TOT  all  the  blood  of  beasts, 
^      On  Jewish  altars  slain, 
Could  give  the  guilty  conscience  peace 
Or  wash  away  the  stain. 

2  But  Christ,  the  heavenly  Lamb, 
Takes  all  our  sins  away — 
A  sacrifice  of  nobler  name, 
And  richer  blood  than  they. 


122       THE    CROSS  AND  ATONEMENT. 

3  My  faith  would  lay  her  hand 

On  that  dear  head  of  thine, 
While  like  a  penitent  I  stand, 
And  there  confess  my  sin. 

4  My  soul  looks  back  to  see 

The  burdens  thou  didst  bear, 
When  hanging  on  the  cursed  tree, 
And  knows  her  guilt  was  there. 

5  Believing,  we  rejoice 

To  see  the  curse  remove; 
We  bless  the  Lamb  with  cheerful  voice, 
And  sing  His  bleeding  love. 

125  Tune — Shirland.  S.  M. 

44  For  Christ  is  the  end  of  the  law  for  righteous- 
ness to  every  one  that  believeth." 

Rom.  x.  4. 

pOD'S  holy  law,  transgressed, 
**     Speaks  nothing  but  despair; 
Burdened    with   guilt,  with    grief  op- 
pressed, 
We  find'no  comfort  there. 

2  Not  all  our  groans  and  tears, 

Nor  works  which  we  have  done, 
Nor  vows,  nor  promises,  nor  prayers, 
Can  e'er  for  sin  atone. 

3  Relief  alone  is  found 

In  Jesus'  precious  blood : 
Tis  this  that  heals  the  mortal  wound, 
And  reconciles  to  God. 


THE    CROSS  AND  ATONEMENT.       1 23 

4  High  lifted  on  the  cross, 
The  spotless  victim  dies  : 
This  is  salvation's  only  source, 
Hence  all  our  hopes  arise. 

126     Tune — There  is  a  calm.    8S&4S. 

"  Having,  therefore,  boldness  to  enter  into  the 
holiest  by  the  blood  of  Jesus." 

Heb.  x.  19. 

YX/'HAT  was  it  washed  my  sins  away, 
' '  And  turned  my  darkness  into  day, 
Despoiling  Satan  of  his  prey  ? 

The  blood  of  Christ. 

2  What  is  it  makes  my  conscience  clean, 
Through  all  this  sin  defiling  scene, 
And  keeps  me  tranquil  and  serene  ? 

The  cleansing  blood. 

3  What  makes  my  coward  conscience  bold 
Communion  with  my  God  to  hold, 
To  taste  of  joys  can  ne'er  be  told  ? 

The  precious  blood. 

4  When  Satan,  with  o'er  whelming  flood, 
Accuses  me  before  my  God, 

Can  aught  protect  me  ?  Yes,  the  blood 
Of  God's  dear  Son. 

5  When,  in  the  solemn  judgment  day, 
The  wicked  shall  be  cast  away, 
With  God  my  Saviour  I  shall  stay, 

Secured  by  blood. 


124       THE    CROSS  AND  ATONEMENT. 

6  Oh !  what  shall  keep  me  in  that  height, 
And  soften,  to  my  soul's  delight, 
Th'  unclouded  blaze  of  holy  light  ? 
The  Saviour's  blood. 

127  Tune — Sunset.         7s  &  6s. 

"The  blood  of  sprinkling  that  speaketh  better 
things  than  that  of  Abel." 

Heb.  xii.  24. 

THE  sprinkled  blood  is  speaking 
*      Before  the  Father's  throne, 
The  Spirit's  power  is  seeking 
To  make  its  virtues  known. 

2  The  sprinkled  blood  is  telling 

Jehovah's  love  to  man, 
While  heavenly  harps  are  swelling 
Sweet  notes  to  mercy's  plan. 

3  The  sprinkled  blood  is  speaking 

Forgiveness  full  and  free, 
Its  wondrous  power  is  breaking 
Each  bond  of  guilt  for  me. 

4  The  sprinkled  blood's  revealing 

A  Father's  smiling  face, 
While  Jesus'  love  is  sealing 
Each  monument  of  grace. 

5  The  sprinkled  blood  is  pleading 

Its  virtue  as  my  own, 
And  there  my  soul  is  reading, 
Her  title  to  Thy  throne. 


THE    CROSS  AND  ATONEMENT.       I  25 

128  Tune— Varina.  C.  M. 

44  By  His  own  blood  He  entered  in  once  into  the 
holy  place,  having  obtained  eternal  redemp- 
tion for  us." 

Heb.  ix.  13. 

T  SEE  a  man  at  God's  right  hand, 
*     Upon  the  throne  of  God, 
And  there  in  sevenfold  light  I  see 

The  sevenfold  sprinkled  blood, 
I  look  upon  that  glorious  Man, 

On  that  blood-sprinkled  throne ; 
I  know  that  He  sits  there  for  me, 

That  glory  is  my  own. 

2  The  heart  of  God  flows  forth  in  love, 

A  deep  eternal  stream ; 
Through  that  beloved  Son  it  flows 

To  me  as  unto  Him. 
And,  looking  on  His  face,  I  know — 

Weak,  worthless,  though  I  be — 
How  deep,  how  measureless,  how  sweet, 

That  love  of  God  to  me. 

3  The  Lord  who  sits  upon  the  throne 

With  them  His  joy  will  share, 
And  there  the  sprinkled  blood  appears 

That  He  may  set  them  there. 
From  drear  dark  places  of  the  earth, 

From  depths  of  sin  and  shame, 
He  takes  the  vessels  for  His  grace, 

A  people  for  His  name. 


126   THE  CROSS  AND  ATONEMENT. 

129  Time— Solid  Rock.       L.  M. 

"Not  having    spot,    or  wrinkle,   or  any  such 
thing." 

Eph.  v.  27. 

A  LOVE,  thou  bottomless  abyss! 
^     My  sins  are  swallowed  up  in  thee; 
Covered  is  my  unrighteousness, 
Nor  spot  of  guilt  remains  on  me, 
While  Jesus'  blood  through  earth  and 

skies, 
Mercy,  free  boundless  mercy,  cries  S 

2  With  faith  I  plunge  me  in  this  sea. 
Here  is  my  hope,  my  joy,  my  rest ; 
Hither,  when  hell  assails,  I  flee, 

I  lean  upon  my  Saviour's  breast; 
Away,  sad  doubt  and  anxious  fear, 
Mercy  is  all  that's  written  there. 

3  Though  waves  and  storms  go  o'er  my 

head,  [be  gone, 

Though  strength  and  health  and  friends 
Though  joys  be  withered  all  and  dead, 
Though  every  comfort  be  withdrawn, 
On  this  my  steadfast  soul  relies; 
Father,  thy  mercy  never  dies! 

4  Fixed  on  this  ground  will  I  remain, 
Though  my  heart  fail,  and  flesh  decay, 
This  anchor  shall  my  soul  sustain, 
When  earth's  foundations  melt  away ; 
Mercy's  full  power  I  then  shall  prove, 
Loved  with  an  everlasting  love. 


RESURRECTION    OF  CHRIST.  I  27 


Resurrection  of  Christ 


130  TMne — Martyn.  7s. 

"Jesus  saith  unto  her,  woman,   why  weepest 
thou?" 

John  xx.  15. 

MARY  to  the  Saviour's  tomb, 
-"■*-     Hasten'd  at  the  early  dawn, 
Spice  she  brought,  and  sweet  perfume, 

But  the  Lord  she  loved  had  gone. 
For  awhile  she  lingering  stood, 

Filled  with  sorrow  and  surprise, 
Trembling,  while  a  crystal  flood 

Issued  from  her  weeping  eyes. 

2  But  her  sorrows  quickly  fled 

When  she  heard  His  welcome  voice  : 
Christ  had  risen  from  the  dead, 

Now  He  bids  her  heart  rejoice; 
What  a  change  His  word  can  make, 

Turning  darkness  into  day! 
Ye  who  weep  for  Jesus'  sake, 

He  will  wipe  your  tears  away. 


128         RESURRECTION    OF  CHRIST. 

131  Time — Hendon.  7s. 

11  Our  Saviour  Jesus  Christ  who  hath  abolished 
death." 

2  Tim.  i.  10. 

T  O  !  the  stone  is  rolled  away, 
■"     Death  yields  up  his  mighty  prey ; 
Jesus,  rising  from  the  tomb, 
Scatters  all  its  fearful  gloom. 

2  Praise  Him,  ye  celestial  choirs, 
Praise  and  sweep  your  golden  lyres; 
Praise  Him  in  the  noblest  songs, 
From  ten  thousand  thousand  tongues. 

3  Every  note  with  rapture  swell, 
And  the  Saviour's  triumph  tell ; 
Where,  O  death,  is  now  thy  sting  ? 
Where  thy  terrors,  vanquished  king  ? 

4  Let  Immanuel  be  adored, 
Ransom,  Mediator,  Lord ! 
To  creation's  utmost  bound 
Let  the  eternal  praise  resound. 

132  Tune — Claremont.         H.  M. 

"Whom  God  hath  raised  up,  having  loosed  the 
pains  of  death;  because  it  was  not  possible 
that  He  should  be  holden  of  it." 

Acts.  ii.  24. 

VES,  the  Redeemer  rose, 
*      The  Saviour  left  the  dead; 
And  o'er  our  hellish  foes 

High  raised  His  conquering  head ; 


RESURRECTION    OF  CHRIST.  1 29 

In  wild  dismay  the  guards  around 
Fall  to  the  ground  and  sink  away. 

2  Lo  !  the  angelic  bands 

In  full  assembly  meet, 
To  wait  His  high  commands 

And  worship  at  His  feet ; 
Joyful  they  come,  and  wing  their  way, 
From  realms  of  day  to  Jesus'  tomb. 

3  Then  back  to  heaven  they  fly, 

The  joyful  news  to  bear : 
Hark !  as  they  soar  on  high, 

What  music  fills  the  air ! 
Their  anthems  say,  "  Jesus,  who  bled, 
Has  left  the  dead;  He  rose  to-day." 

133  Tune—  Hastings.       C.  L.  M. 

4 'He  is  not  here:  for  He  is  risen,  as  He  said." 

Matt,  xxviii.  6. 

TTOW  calm  and  beautiful  the  morn 
"     That  gilds  the  sacred  tomb, 
Where  once  the  Crucified  was  borne, 

And  veiled  in  midnight  gloom ! 
O  !  weep  no  more  the  Saviour  slain ; 
The  Lord  is  risen — He  lives  again. 
2  Ye  mourning  saints,  dry  every  tear 

For  your  departed  Lord. 
"  Behold  the  place — He  is  not  here," 

The  tomb  is  ail  unbarred ; 
The  gates  of  death  were  closed  in  vain; 
The  Lord  is  risen — He  lives  again. 
9 


130         RESURRECTION   OF  CHRIST. 

3  How  tranquil  now  the  rising  day ! 

'Tis  Jesus  still  appears, 
A  risen  Lord,  to  chase  away 

Your  unbelieving  fears : 
O  !  weep  no  more  your  comforts  slain ; 
The  Lord  is  risen — He  lives  again. 

134  Tune—  Melody.  C.  M. 

"The  Lord  is  risen  indeed,  and  hath  appeared 

to  Simon." 

Luke  xxiv.  34. 

4  cTHE  Lord  is  risen  " — oh !  what  joy 
*      These  blessed  tidings  give ! 

He  died,  our  enemies  to  destroy; 
He  lives  ;  we  therefore  live. 

2  "  The  Lord  is  risen  " — death  and  sin, 

And  hell  all  conquered  are ; 
He's  gone  the  holiest  within 
Our  mansion  to  prepare. 

3  "  The  Lord  is  risen  n — see  Him  sit 

Upon  the  Father's  throne ; 

All  worship  at  His  pierced  feety 

And  Lord  our  Jesus  own. 

4  "  The  Lord  is  risen  " — risen,  too, 

With  Him  from  sin  and  death, 
Let  us  the  heavenly  things  pursue, 
And  die  to  all  beneath. 


RESURRECTION   OF  CHRIST.         131 

5  Our  place  is  with  Him  on  the  throne, 
There,  with  the  Lord  we  love ; 
As  strangers  here  ourselves  we  own, 
Our  hearts,  our  home  above. 

135  Tune — Horton.  7s. 

"This  Jesus  hath  God  raised  up,  whereof  we  all 
are  witnesses." 

Acts  ii.  32. 

pHRIST,  the  Lord,  is  risen  to-day! 
^     Sons  of  men  and  angels  say: 
Raise  your  joys  and  triumphs  high ; 
Sing,  ye  heavens !  and  earth,  reply  ! 

2  Love's  redeeming  work  is  done, 
Fought  the  fight,  the  battle  won : 
Lo  !  our  sun's  eclipse  is  o'er ; 

Lo !  he  sets  in  blood  no  more. 

3  Vain  the  stone,  the  watch,  the  seal — 
Christ  hath  burst  the  gates  of  hell : 
Death  in  vain  forbids  his  rise, 
Christ  hath  opened  paradise. 

4  Lives  again  our  glorious  King! 
Where,  O  Death,  is  now  thy  sting  ? 
Once  he  died,  our  souls  to  save : 
Where's  thy  vict'ry,  boasting  Grave  ? 

5  Soar  we  now  where  Christ  hath  led, 
Foll'wing  our  exalted  head  : 
Made  like  Him,  like  Him  we  rise, 
Ours  the  cross,  the  grave,  the  skies ! 


132         RESURRECTION   OF  CHRIST. 

136  Tune— Meribah.       L.  C.  M. 

"He  is  the  Head  of  the  body,  the  Church:  who 
is  the  beginning,  the  first  born  from  the 
dead." 

Col.  i.  18. 

A  JOYFUL  day!  O  glorious  hour! 
Y     When  Jesus,  by  Almighty  power, 

Revived  and  left  the  grave ; 
In  all  His  works  behold  Him  great, 
Before,  Almighty  to  create, 

Almighty  now  to  save. 

2  The  first  begotten  from  the  dead, 
He's  risen  now,  His  people's  Head, 

And  thus  their  life's  secure ; 
And  if  like  Him  they  yield  their  breath, 
Like  Him  they'll  burst  the  bonds  of 
death, 

Their  resurrection  sure. 

3  Why  should  His  people  then  be  sad, 
None  have  such  reason  to  be  glad 

As  those  redeem'd  to  God : 
Jesus,  the  Mighty  Saviour  lives, 
To  them  eternal  life  He  gives, 

The  purchase  of  His  blood. 

4  Then  let  our  gladsome  praise  resound, 
And  let  us  in  His  work  abound, 

Whose  blessed  name  is  Love ; 
We're  sure  our  labor's  not  in  vain, 
For  we  with  Him  ere  long  shall  reign, 

With  Jesus  dwell  above. 


RESURRECTION    OF  CHRIST.  133 

137  Tune — Federal  Street.    L.  M. 

"Who  was  delivered  for  our  offenses,  and  was 
raised  again  for  our  justification.'' 

Rom.  iv.  25. 

TTIS  finished  all:  our  souls  to  win, 

-*■      His  life  the  blessed  Jesus  gave ; 
Then,  rising,  left  His  people's  sin 
Behind  Him  in  His  op'ning  grave. 

2  Past  suff'ring  now,  the  tender  heart 

Of  Jesus  on  His  Father's  throne 
Still  in  our  sorrow  bears  a  part, 
And  feels  it  as  He  felt  His  own. 

3  Sweet  thought !  we  have  a  friend  above, 

Our  weary,  falt'ring  steps  to  guide; 
Who  follows  with  the  eye  of  love 
The  little  flock  for  whom  He  died. 

4  O  Jesus !  teach  us  more  and  more 

On  Thee  alone  to  cast  our  care ; 
And,  gazing  on  Thy  cross,  adore 
The   wondrous    grace  that   brought 
Thee  there. 

138  Time— Silver  Street.      S.  M. 

"Who  is  he  that  condemneth'?  It  is  Christ  that 
died,  yea,  rather  that  is  risen  again." 

Rom.  viii.  24. 

ccTHE  Lord  is  risen  indeed:" 
*      Now  is  His  work  performed; 

Now  is  the  mighty  Captive  freed, 
And  death  our  foe  disarmed. 


134         RESURRECTION    OF  CHRIST. 

2  "  The  Lord  is  risen  indeed  :" 

The  Grave  has  lost  his  prey ; 
With  Him  is  risen  the  ransomed  seed 
To  reign  in  endless  day. 

3  "  The  Lord  is  risen  indeed :" 

He  lives,  to  die  no  more ; 
He  lives,  the  sinner's  cause  to  plead, 
Whose  curse  and  shame  He  bore. 

4  "  The  Lord  is  risen  indeed :" 

Attending  angels,  hear ; 
Up  to  the  courts  of  heaven,  with  speed, 
The  joyful  tidings  bear. 

5  Then  take  your  golden  lyres, 

And  strike  each  cheerful  chord; 
Join  all  the  bright  celestial  choirs, 
To  sing  our  risen  Lord ! 

139  Tune— Woqdland.         CM. 

M  I  am  He  that  liveth,  and  was  dead ;  and,  be- 
hold, I  am  alive  forevermore.     Amen." 
Rev.  i.  18. 

THE  Prince  of  Life  once  slain  for  us 
*      Ascended  up  on  high; 
Captivity  was  captive  led, 
And  Christ  no  more  can  die. 

2  With  Jesus  we  are  crucified, 

With  Christ  our  Head  we  live ; 
The  glory,  first  by  Him  obtain'd, 
To  us  the  Lord  shall  give. 


RESURRECTION    OF  CHRIST.  135 

3  His  word  is  faithfulness  and  truth — 

"  Behold,  I  quickly  come ;" 
And  faith,  that  counts  the  promise  sure, 
Can  pierce  the  midnight  gloom. 

4  Far  spent  already  is  the  night, 

In  hope  we  hail  the  day 
Of  our  beloved  Lord's  return 
To  wipe  all  tears  away. 

5  Jesus  at  His  appointed  hour 

In  glory  shall  appear ; 
Then,  fashion'd  by  His  mighty  hand, 
We  shall  His  image  bear. 

6  Thou  Son  of  God  !  the  heavenly  Man ! 

Head  of  thy  ransom'd  seed ! 
We  treasure  up  the  precious  word — 
"  The  Lord  is  risen  indeed-" 

140  Tune — Anvern.  L.  M. 

11  Christ  died  for  our  sins  according  to  the  Scrip- 
tures ;  and  that  He  was  buried,  and  that  He 
rose  again  the  third  day  according  to  the 
Scriptures. " 

1  Cor.  xv.  34. 

TIE  dies !  the  Friend  of  sinners  dies ! 
"  Lo !  Salem's  daughters  weep  around : 
A  solemn  darkness  vails  the  skies ; 
A    sudden     trembling     shakes    the 
ground. 


136         RESURRECTION    OF  CHRIST. 

2  Here's  love  and  grief  beyond  degree : 

The  Lord  of  glory  dies  for  men  ! 
But,  lo !  what  sudden  joys  we  see — 
Jesus,  the  dead,  revives  again ! 

3  The  rising  God  forsakes  the  tomb ; 

Up  to  His  Father's  court  He  flies : 
Angelic  legions  guard  Him  home, 
And  shout  Him  welcome  to  the  skies. 

4  Cease  from  your  tears,  ye  saints,  and  tell 

How  high  our  great  Deliverer  reigns ; 

Sing  how  He  spoiled  the  hosts  of  hell, 

And  led  the  tyrant  Death  in  chains. 

5  Say,  "  Live  forever,  glorious  King, 

Born  to  redeem,  and  strong  to  save ! 
Where  now,   O   Death,  where  is  thy 

sting  ? 
And     where    thy    vict'ry,    boasting 

Grave?" 

141  Tune— Lenox.  H.  M. 

11  Thou  hast  ascended  on  high,  Thon  hast  led 
captivity  captive;  Thou  hast  received  gifts 
for  men." 

Ps.  lxviii.  iS 

THE  happy  morn  is  come  ; 
*      Triumphant  o'er  the  grave, 
The  Saviour  leaves  the  tomb, 
Almighty  now  to  save : 
Captivity  is  captive  led, 
For  Jesus  liveth,  who  was  dead. 


RESURRECTION    OF  CHRIST.  137 

Who  now  accuseth  them, 

For  whom  the  Surety  died  ? 

Or  who  shall  those  condemn, 

Whom  God  hath  justified? 

Captivity  is  captive  led, 

For  Jesus  liveth,  who  was  dead. 

The  ransom  Christ  hath  paid — 

The  glorious  work  is  done ; 
On  Him  our  help  is  laid, 
By  Him  our  victory  won : 
Captivity  is  captive  led, 
For  Jesus  liveth,  who  was  dead. 

All  hail,  triumphant  Lord ! 
The  resurrection,  thou ; 
All  hail,  incarnate  Word ! 
Before  thy  throne  we  bow : 
Captivity  is  captive  led, 
For  Jesus  liveth,  who  was  dead. 


138  ASCENSION   OF   CHRIST. 


ASCENSION  OF  CHRIST. 


142         Tune — Tamworth.   8s,  7s  &  4s. 
"And  on  His  head  were  many  crowns." 

Rev.  xix.  12. 

T  OOK,  ye  saints !  the  sight  is  glorious, 
*-*  See  "  the  Man  of  sorrows  "  now ; 
From  the  fight  returned  victorious, 

Ev'ry  knee  to  Him  shall  bow. 
Crown  Him  !  crown  Him ! 

Crowns  become  the  victor's  brow. 

2  Crown  the  Saviour,  angels  crown  Him 

Rich  the  trophies  Jesus  brings  ; 

In  the  seat  of  power  enthrone  Him, 

While  the  vault  of  heaven  rings. 

Crown  Him  !  crown  Him  ! 
Crown  the  Saviour  "  King  of  kings  " 

3  Sinners  in  derision  crown'd  Him, 

Mocking  thus  the  Saviour's  claim ; 
Saints  and  angels  crowd  around  Him, 
Own  His  title,  praise  His  name. 

Crown  Him  !  crown  Him  ! 
Spread  abroad  the  Victor's  fame. 


ASCENSION    OF    CHRIST.  139 

4  Hark  !  those  bursts  of  acclamation  ! 
Hark  !  those  loud  triumphant  chords! 
Jesus  takes  the  highest  station : 
Oh  what  joy  the  sight  affords ! 

Crown  Him  !  crown  Him  ! 
"  King  of  kings,  and  Lord  of  lords." 

143  Tune— Ariel.  L.  C.  M. 

"Blessing,  and  honor,  and  glory,  and  power  be 
unto  Him." 
Rev.  v.  13. 

A  BLESSED  Jesus!  Lamb  of  God ! 
"     Who  hast  redeemed  us  with  Thy 
blood 

From  sin,  and  death,  and  shame ; 
With  joy  and  praise,  Thy  people  see 
The  crown  of  glory  worn  by  Thee, 

And  worthy  Thee  proclaim. 

2  Exalted  by  the  Father's  love, 

All   thrones,    and  powers,  and  names 
above, 

On  earth  below,  or  heaven ; 
Wisdom  and  riches,  power  divine, 
Blessing  and  honor,  Lord  are  Thine — 

All  things  to  Thee  are  given. 

3  Head  of  the  Church,  Thou  sittest  there, 
Thy  bride  shall  all  Thy  glory  share, 

Thy  fulness,  Lord,  is  ours. 


I40  ASCENSION    OF    CHRIST. 

Our  life  Thou  art;  Thy  grace  sustains; 
Thy  strength  in  us  the  victory  gains 
O'er  sin  and  Satan's  powers. 

4  Soon  shall  the  day  of  glory  come, 
Thy  bride  shall  reach  the  Father's  home, 

And  all  Thy  beauty  see ; 
And  oh!  what  joy  to  see  Thee  shine, 
To  hear  Thee  own  us,  Lord,  as  Thine, 

And  ever  dwell  with  Thee. 

144  Tune — Harwell.         8s  &  7s. 

"  And  He  shall  reign  forever  and  ever." 

Rev.  xi.  15. 

TTARK !  ten  thousand  harps  and  voices 
"  Sound  the  notes  of  praise  above  ; 
Jesus  reigns,  and  heaven  rejoices ; 

Jesus  reigns,  the  God  of  love : 
See,  he  sits  on  yonder  throne ; 
Jesus  rules  the  world  alone. 

2  Jesus,  hail !  whose  glory  brightens 

All  above,  and  gives  it  worth  ; 
Lord  of  life,  thy  smile  enlightens, 

Cheers    and   charms    thy    saints  on 
earth : 
When  we  think  of  love  like  thine, 
Lord,  we  own  it  love  divine. 

3  King  of  glory,  reign  for  ever; 

Thine  an  everlasting  crown  : 


ASCENSION    OF    CHRIST.  141 

Nothing  from  thy  love  shall  sever 
Those  whom  thou  hast  made  thine 
own ; 
Happy  objects  of  thy  grace, 
Destined  to  behold  thy  face. 

145  Tune — Tamworth.  8s,  7s  & 4s. 

"  And  they  sung  a  new  song,  saying,  Thou  art 
worthy." 

Rev.  v.  9. 

TTOLY  Saviour!  we  adore  Thee, 
*■**     Seated  on  the  throne  of  God ; 
While  the  heav'nly  hosts  before  Thee, 

Gladly  sing  Thy  praise  aloud. 
"  Thou  art  worthy  ! 

We  are  ransom'd  by  Thy  blood." 

2  Saviour!  though  the  world  despis'd  Thee, 

Though  Thou  here  wast  crucified, 
Yet  the  Father's  glory  rais'd  Thee, 
Lord  of  all  creation  wide; 

"  Thou  art  worthy  ! 
We  shall  live,  for  Thou  hast  died." 

3  And  though  here  on  earth  rejected, 

'Tis  but  fellowship  with  Thee, 
What  besides  could  be  expected 
Than  like  Thee  our  Lord  to  be  ? 

11  Thou  art  worthy  ! 
Thou  from  earth  hast  set  us  free." 


142  ASCENSION    OF    CHRIST. 

4  Haste  the  day  of  Thy  returning 

With  Thy  ransom'd  Church  to  reign : 
Then  shall  end  our  days  of  mourning, 
We  shall  sing  with  rapture  then, 

"  Thou  art  worthy  ! 
Come,  Lord  Jesus,  come!  Amen." 

146  Tune—  Bremen.       L.  C.  M. 

"  Endured  the  cross,  despising  the  shame,  and 
is  set  down  at  the  right  hand  of  the  throne  of 
God." 

Heb.  xii.  2. 

A  JESUS,  Lord !  'tis  joy  to  know 

^     Thy  path  is  o'er  of  shame  and  woe, 

For  us  so  meekly  trod : 
All  finish'd  is  Thy  work  of  toil, 
Thou  reapest  now  the  fruit  and  spoil, 

Exalted  by  our  God. 

2  Thy  holy  head,  once  bound  with  thorns, 
The  crown  of  glory  now  adorns ; 

Thy  seat,  the  Father's  throne ; 
O  Lord !  e'en  now  we  sing  Thy  praise, 
Ours  the  eternal  song  to  raise — 

Worthy  the  Lord  alone ! 

3  As  Head  for  us  Thou  sittest  there, 
Thy  members  here  the  blessing  share, 

Of  all  Thou  dost  receive : 
Thy  wisdom,  riches,  honors,  powers, 
Thy  boundless  love  has  all  made  ours, 

Who  in  Thy  name  believe. 


ASCENSION    OF    CHRIST.  143 

4  We  triumph  in  Thy  triumphs,  Lord, 
Thy  joys  our  deepest  joys  afford ; 

They  taste  of  love  divine. 
While  sorrowing,  suffering,  toiling  here, 
How  does  the  thought  our  spirits  cheer ; 

The  throne  of  glory's  Thine. 

147  Tune — Latour.  C.  M. 

"I  go  to  prepare  a  place  for  you." 

John  xiv,  2. 

THOU  art  gone  in,  before  us,  Lord, 
*      Thou  hast  prepared  a  place, 
That  we  may  be  where  now  thou  art, 
And  look  upon  thy  face. 

2  And  ever  on  thine  earthly  path 

A  gleam  of  glory  lies ; 
A  light  still  breaks  behind  the  cloud 
That  vails  thee  from  our  eyes. 

3  Lift  up  our  thoughts,  lift  up  our  songs, 

And  let  thy  grace  be  given, 
That,  while  we  linger  yet  below, 
Our  hearts  may  be  in  heaven — 

4  That  where  thou  art,  at  God's  right 

hand, 
Our  hope,  our  love  may  be: 
Dwell  in  us  now,  that  we  may  dwell 
For  evermore  in  thee. 


144  ASCENSION    OF   CHRIST. 

148  Tune— Woodland.         C.  M. 

44 Before  the  Lamb,   having  every  one  of  them 

harps  and  golden  vials  full  of  odors." 

Rev.  v.  8. 

"DEHOLD  the  glories  of  the  Lamb 
D     Upon  the  Father's  throne! 
Prepare  new  honors  for  his  name, 
And  songs  before  unknown. 

2  Let  elders  worship  at  his  feet, 

The  church  adore  around; 
With  vials  full  of  odors  sweet, 
And  harps  of  sweeter  sound. 

3  Now  to  the  Lamb  that  once  was  slain 

Be  endless  blessings  paid : 
Salvation,  glory,  joy,  remain 
For  ever  on  his  head  ! 

4  Thou   hast   redeem'd   our  souls   with 

blood, 
Hast  set  the  prisoners  free ; 
Hast  made  us  kings  and  priests  to  God, 
And  we  shall  reign  with  thee. 

149  Tune— Albion.  C.  M. 

M  Having  spoiled  principalities  and  powers,  He 
made  a  show  of  them  openly,  triumphing  over 
them  in  it." 

Col.  ii.  15. 

TRIUMPHANT,  Christ  ascends  on 
1     high, 
The  glorious  work  complete ; 


ASCENSION   OF   CHRIST.  145 

Sin,  death  and  hell  low  vanquished  lie, 
Beneath  the  victor's  feet. 

2  There,  with  eternal  glory  crowned, 

The  Lord,  the  Conqu'ror,  reigns ; 
His  praise  the  heavenly  choirs  resound 
In  their  immortal  strains. 

3  Amid  the  splendors  of  his  throne, 

Unchanging  love  appears ; 
The  names  he  purchased  for  his  own, 
Still  on  his  heart  he  bears. 

4  Oh,  the  rich  depths  of  love  divine ! 

Of  bliss,  a  boundless  store ! 
Dear  Saviour,  now  I  call  thee  mine ; 
I  can  not  wish  for  more. 

5  On  thee  alone  my  hope  relies ; 

Beneath  thy  cross  I  fall — 
My  Lord,  my  life,  my  sacrifice, 
My  Saviour  and  my  all ! 

150  Time— Ware.  L.  M. 

u  Because  I  live,  ye  shall  live  also." 

John  xiv.  19. 

ipHE  Saviour  lives,  no  more  to  die; 
*■     He  lives,  our  Head,  enthroned  on 

high; 
He  lives,  triumphant  o'er  the  grave ; 
He  lives  eternally  to  save. 
10 


146  ASCENSION    OF    CHRIST. 

2  He  lives  to  still  his  people's  fears  ; 
He  lives  to  wipe  away  their  tears ; 
He  lives  their  mansions  to  prepare ; 
He  lives  to  bring  them  safely  there. 

3  Then  let  our  souls  in  him  rejoice, 
And  sing  his  praise  with  cheerful  voice ! 
Our  doubts,  our  fears  for  ever  gone, 
For  Christ  is  on  the  Father's  throne. 

4  The  chief  of  sinners  he  receives ; 
His  saints  he  loves  and  never  leaves ; 
He'll  guard  us  safe  from  every  ill, 
And  all  his  promises  fulfil. 

5  Abundant  grace  will  he  afford, 
Till  we  are  present  with  the  Lord, 
And  prove,  what  we  have  sung  before, 
That  Jesus  lives  for  evermore. 


151  Tune — Watchman.         S.  M. 

44  By  His  own  blood  He  entered  in  once  into  the 
holy  place,  having  obtained  eternal  redemp- 
tion for  us." 

Heb.  ix.  1a. 

rpHE  great  Redeemer's  gone, 
■*■     To  appear  before  our  God, 
To  sprinkle  o'er  the  flaming  throne 
With  His  atoning  blood. 


ASCENSION    OF   CHRIST.  147 

2  No  fiery  vengeance  now, 

No  burning  wrath  comes  down : 
If  justice  calls  for  sinners'  blood, 
The  Saviour  shows  His  own. 

3  Before  His  Father's  eye 

Our  humble  suit  He  moves : 
The  Father  lays  His  thunder  by, 
And  looks,  and  smiles,  and  loves. 

4  Now  may  our  joyful  tongues 

Our  Maker's  honor  sing ; 
Jesus,  the  Priest,  receives  our  songs, 
And  bears  them  to  the  King. 

5  On  earth,  Thy  mercy  reigns, 

And  triumphs  all  above  : 
But,  Lord,  how  weak  are  mortal  strains 
To  speak  immortal  love! 

6  How  jarring  and  how  low 

Are  all  the  notes  we  sing ! 
Blest  Saviour,  tune  our  songs  anew, 
And  they  shall  please  the  King. 

152  Tune—  Christmas.         CM. 

"I  know  that  my  Redeemer  liveth." 

Job  xix.  25. 

T  KNOW  that  my  Redeemer  lives; 
-*■     He  lives  who  once  was  dead : 
To  me  in  grief  he  comfort  gives ; 
With  peace  he  crowns  my  head. 


148  ASCENSION    OF    CHRIST. 

2  He  lives,  triumphant  o'er  the  grave, 

At  God's  right  hand  on  high, 
My  ransomed  soul  to  keep  and  save, 
To  bless  and  glorify. 

3  He  lives  to  fill  my  breast  with  love, 

With  joy  my  heart  to  feed; 
He  lives  to  plead  for  me  above, 
To  succor  me  in  need. 

4  He  lives  that  I  may  also  live, 

And  now  his  grace  proclaim  ; 
He  lives  that  I  may  honor  give 
To  his  most  holy  name. 

5  I  find  him  lifting  up  my  head; 

He  brings  salvation  near: 
His  presence  makes  me  free,  indeed, 
And  he  will  soon  appear. 

1 53    Tune — Missionary  Hymn.  7s  &  6s. 

"We  have  a  great  High  Priest  that  is  passed 
into  the  heavens." 

Heb.  iv.  14. 

A  LORD  !  who  now  art  seated 
"     Above  the  heavens  on  high — 
The  gracious  work  completed, 

For  which  thou  cam'st  to  die — 
To  thee  our  hearts  are  lifted, 

While  pilgrims  wand'ring  here, 
For  thou  alone  art  gifted, 

Our  every  weight  to  bear. 


ASCENSION    OF    CHRIST.  149 

We  know  that  thou  has  bought  us, 

And  wash'd  us  in  thy  blood : 
We  know  thy  grace  has  brought  us, 

As  kings  and  priests  to  God  : 
We  know  that  soon  the  morning, 

Long  look'd  for,  hasteth  near, 
When  we,  at  thy  returning, 

In  glory  shall  appear. 


150  INTERCESSION    OF  CHRIST. 


Intercession  of  Christ. 


154  Tune— Ware.  L.  M. 

"He  is  able  also  to  save  them  to  the  uttermost 
that  come  unto  God  by  Him,  seeing  He  ever 
liveth  to  make  intercession  for  them." 

Heb.  vii.  25. 

DEFORE  the  throne  of  God  above 
**     I  have  a  strong,  a  perfect  plea ; 
A  great    High   Priest,  whose  name  is 

Love, 
Who  ever  lives  and  pleads  for  me. 

2  My  name  is  graven  on  His  hands, 
My  name  is  written  on  His  heart ; 

I  know  that,  while  in  heaven  He  stands, 
No  tongue  can  bid  me  thence  depart. 

3  When  Satan  tempts  me  to  despair, 
And  tells  me  of  the  guilt  within, 
Upward  I  look  and  see  Him  there 
Who  made  an  end  of  all  my  sin. 

4  Because  the  sinless  Saviour  died, 
My  sinful  soul  is  counted  free; 
For  God,  the  Just,  is  satisfied 
To  look  on  Him  and  pardon  me. 


INTERCESSION    OF  CHRIST.  151 

5  Behold  Him  there!  the  bleeding  Lamb! 
My  perfect,  spotless  Righteousness, 
The  great  unchangeable,  "  I  Am," 
The  King  of  glory  and  of  grace. 

6  One  with  Himself,  I  can  not  die, 
My  soul  is  purchased  by  His  blood ; 
My  life  is  hid  with  Christ  on  high, 
With  Christ,  my  Saviour  and  my  God. 


155         Tune — Dorrnance.       8s  &  7s. 

"And  let  all  the  angels  of  God  worship  Him." 
Heb.  i.  6. 

JESUS  hailed,  enthroned  in  glory, 
"      There  for  ever  to  abide; 
All  the  heavenly  hosts  adore  thee, 
Seated  at  thy  Father's  side. 

2  There  for  sinners  thou  art  pleading, 

There  thou  dost  our  place  prepare 
Ever  for  us  interceding, 
Till  in  glory  we  appear. 

3  Worship,  honor,  power  and  blessing, 

Thou  art  worthy  to  receive : 
Loudest  praises,  without  ceasing, 
Meet  it  is  for  us  to  give. 


152  INTERCESSION    OF  CHRIST. 

156  Thne—'PiSGAU.  P.  M. 

"A  new  and  living  way  which  He  hath  conse- 
crated for  us  through  the  vail,  that  is  to  say, 
His  flesh." 

Heb.  x.  20. 

THY  love  we  own,  Lord  Jesus: 
*      In  service  unremitting, 

Within  the  vail  Thou  dost  prevail, 
Each  soul  for  worship  fitting: 
Encompass'd  here  with  failure, 
Each  earthly  refuge  fails  us ; 

Without,  within,  beset  with  sin — 
Thy  name  alone  avails  us. 

2  Thy  love  we  own  Lord  Jesus : 
For  though  Thy  toils  are  ended, 

Thy  tender  heart  doth  take  its  part 

With  those  Thy  grace  befriended. 

Thy  sympathy,  how  precious ! 

Thou  succorest  in  sorrow, 
And  bid'st  us  cheer,  while  pilgrims  here, 

And  haste  the  hopeful  morrow. 

3  Thy  love  we  own,  Lord  Jesus : 
Thy  way  is  traced  before  Thee : 

Thou  wilt  descend,  and  we  ascend, 
To  meet  in  heavenly  glory : 
Soon  shall  the  blissful  morning 
Call  forth  Thy  saints  to  meet  Thee; 

Our  only  Lord,  alone  adored, 

With  gladness  then  we'll  greet  Thee. 


INTERCESSION   OF  CHRIST.  1 53 

Thy  love  we  own,  Lord  Jesus : 
And  wait  to  see  Thy  glory, 

To  know  as  known,  and  fully  own 
Thy  perfect  grace  before  Thee : 
We  plead  Thy  parting  promise, 
Come,  Saviour,  to  release  us ; 

Then  endless  praise  our  lips  shall  raise, 
For  love  like  Thine,  Lord  Jesus. 


157  Tune — Autumn.         8s  &  7s. 

44  Who  is  even  at  the  right  hand  of  God,  who 

also  maketh  intercession  for  us." 

Rom.  vili.  34. 

SON  of  God!  'twas  love  that  made 
Thee 
Die,  our  guilty  souls  to  save ; 
'Twas  our  sin's  vast  load  that  laid  Thee, 

Lord  of  life,  within  the  grave. 
But  Thy  glorious  resurrection 

Showed   Thee    Conqueror   o'er   the 
tomb; 
Thus  the  heirs,  by  God's  election, 
Through  Thy  work  have  overcome. 

2  Thou  to  heaven  hast  now  ascended, 
Entering    there     with    Thine    own 
blood ; 
All  Thy  work  of  suffering  ended, 
Fully  wrought  the  will  of  God. 


154  INTERCESSION    OF  CHRIST. 

For  Thy  Church  Thou  still  art  caring, 

For  them  pleading  in  Thy  love, 
And  their  place  of  rest  prepanng, 
In  the  Father's  house  above. 
3  As  in  love  Thou  didst  receive  us, 
Ere  creation,  as  "  Thine  own," 
So  that  love  will  never  leave  us 

Short  of  sharing  in  Thy  throne : 
Thou   wilt   come,   and  we  shall  meet 
Thee; 
Then    the   saints   whom  Thou   wilt 
raise 
Will,  with  those  remaining,  greet  Thee, 
Joining  in  one  song  of  praise. 

158  Tune— Siloam.  C.  M. 

"Boldness  to  enter  into  the  holiest  by  the  blood." 
Heb.  x.  19. 

THE  vail  is  rent — our  souls  draw  near 
*      Unto  a  throne  of  grace ; 
The  merits  of  the  Lord  appear, 
They  fill  the  holy  place. 

2  His  precious  blood  has  spoken  there, 

Before  and  on  the  throne : 
And  His  own  wounds  in  heaven  declare, 
The  atoning  work  is  done. 

3  "  'Tis  fmish'd  !"  on  the  cross  He  said, 

In  agonies  and  blood ; 
'Tis  finish'd !  now  He  lives  to  plead 
Before  the  face  of  God. 


INTERCESSION    OF  CHRIST.  1 55 

Tis  finish'd !  here  our  souls  have  rest, 

His  work  can  never  fail : 
By  Him,  our  Sacrifice  and  Priest, 

We  pass  within  the  vail. 
Within  the  holiest  of  all, 

Cleansed  by  His  precious  blood, 
Before  the  throne  we  prostrate  fall, 

And  worship  Thee,  O  God ! 


15 


159  Tune— Zebulon.  H.  M. 

"Now  to  appear  in  the  presence  of  God  for  us." 

Heb.  ix.  24. 

A  RISE,  my  soul,  arise; 

■^     Shake  off  thy  guilty  fears  ; 

The  bleeding  sacrifice 

In  my  behalf  appears  : 
Before  the  throne  my  Surety  stands, 
My  name  is  written  on  His  hands. 
He  ever  lives  above 

For  me  to  intercede 
His  all-redeeming  love, 

His  precious  blood,  to  plead  ; 
His  blood  atoned  for  all  our  race, 
And  sprinkles  now  the  throne  of  grace. 
His  Father  hears  Him  pray, 

His  dear  anointed  One  : 
He  can  not  turn  away 

The  presence  of  His  Son  : 
His  spirit  answers  to  the  blood, 
And  tells  me  I  am  born  of  God. 


156  INTERCESSION    OF  CHRIST. 

4  My  God  is  reconciled ; 

His  pard'ning  voice  I  hear : 
He  owns  me  for  his  child; 

I  can  no  longer  fear : 
With  confidence  I  now  draw  nigh, 
And  Father,  Abba,  Father,  cry. 

160  Tune— Lenox.  H.  M. 

"A  minister  of  the  sanctuary  and  of  the  true 
tabernacle." 

Heb.  viii.  2. 

THE  atoning  work  is  done, 
*      The  Victim's  blood  is  shed, 
And  Jesus  now  is  gone 

His  people's  cause  to  plead : 
He  stands  in  heaven  their  great  High 

Priest, 
And  bears  their  names  upon  His  breast. 

2  He  sprinkled  with  His  blood 

The  mercy-seat  above ; 
For  justice  had  withstood 
The  purposes  of  love ; 
But  justice  now  withstands  no  more, 
And  mercy  yields  her  boundless  store. 

3  No  temple  made  with  hands, 

His  place  of  service  is ; 
In  heaven  itself  He  stands, 

A  heavenly  priesthood  His : 
In  Him  the  shadows  of  the  law 
Are  all  fulfilled,  and  now  withdraw. 


INTERCESSION    OF  CHRIST.  157 

4       And  though  awhile  He  be 

Hid  from  the  eyes  of  men, 
His  people  look  to  see 

Their  great  High  Priest  again : 
In  brightest  glory  He  will  come, 
And  take  His  waiting  people  home. 

161  Tune — Haddam.  H.  M. 

"By  one  offering  He  hath  perfected  forever  them 

that  are  sanctified." 

Heb.  x.  14. 

JESUS,  my  great  High  Priest, 
**      Offered  His  blood  and  died; 
My  guilty  conscience  seeks 

No  sacrifice  beside. 
His  precious  blood  did  once  atone; 
And  now  it  pleads  before  the  throne. 

2  To  this  dear  Surety's  hand 

Will  I  commit  my  cause ; 
He  answers  and  fulfills 

His  Father's  broken  laws. 
Behold  my  soul  at  freedom  set ; 
My  Surety  paid  the  dreadful  debt. 

3  My  Advocate  appears 

For  my  defense  on  high; 
The  Father  bows  His  ears, 

And  lays  His  thunder  by. 
Not  all  that  hell  or  sin  can  say, 
Shall  turn  His  heart,  His  love  away. 


158  INTERCESSION   OF  CHRIST. 

4  My  great  and  glorious  Lord, 
My  Conqueror  and  my  King, 
Thy  sceptre  and  Thy  sword, 
Thy  reigning  grace  I  sing. 
Thine  is  the  power;  behold  I  sit 
In  willing  bonds  beneath  Thy  feet. 

1 62         Time—  Park  Street.         L.  M. 

"It  behoved  Him  to  be  made  like  unto  His 
brethren,  that  He  might  be  a  merciful  and 
faithful  High  Priest." 

Heb.  xi.  17. 

WTIERE  high  the  heav'nly   temple 
" "      stands, 
The   house   of    God   not   made   with 

hands, 
A  great  High  Priest  our  nature  wears, 
And  there  before  our  God  appears. 

2  He  who  for  us  as  surety  stood, 

And  pour'd  on  earth  His  precious  blood, 
Pursues  in  heav'n  His  gracious  plan, 
The  Saviour  and  the  Friend  of  man. 

3  Though  now  ascended  up  on  high, 
He  bends  on  earth  a  brother's  eye ; 
Partaker  of  the  human  name, 

He  knows  the  frailty  of  our  frame. 

4  Our  fellow-sufferer  still  retains 
A  fellow-feeling  for  our  pains ; 
And  still  remembers  in  the  skies, 
His  tears,  and  grief,  and  agonies. 


INTERCESSION    OF  CHRIST.  1 59 

5  With  boldness,  therefore,  at  the  throne, 
Let  us  make  all  our  sorrows  known ; 
And  seek  the  aid  of  heav'nly  pow'r 
To  help  us  in  each  trying  hour. 

163  Tune— Tappan.  C.  M. 

"In  that  He  himself  hath  suffered  being 
tempted,  He  is  able  to  succor  them  that  are 
tempted." 

Heb.  ii.  18. 

TVITH  joy  we  meditate  the  grace 
"       Of  our  High  Priest  above; 
His  heart  o'erflows  with  tenderness, 
His  very  name  is  Love. 

2  Touched  with  a  sympathy  within, 

He  knows  our  feeble  frame ; 
He  knows  what  sore  temptations  are, 
For  He  endured  the  same. 

3  But  spotless,  innocent  and  pure 

Our  great  Redeemer  stood ; 
No  stain  of  sin  did  e'er  defile 
The  Holy  Lamb  of  God. 

4  He,  when  He  sojourned  here  below, 

Poured  forth  His  cries  and  tears, 
And,  though  exalted,  feels  afresh 
What  every  member  bears. 

5  Then  boldly  let  our  faith  address 
His  mercy  and  His  power; 

We  shall  obtain  delivering  grace 
In  each  distressing  hour. 


l6o  INTERCESSION   OF  CHRIST. 

164  Tune — Harwell.       8s&7s. 

"I  saw  a  Lamb  as  it  had  been  slain." 
Rev.  v.  6. 

T  AMB  of  God !  thou  now  art  seated 
4-^     High  upon  thy  Father's  throne; 
All  thy  gracious  work  completed, 

All  thy  mighty  vict'ry  won  : 
Every  knee  in  heaven  is  bending 

To  the  Lamb  for  sinners  slain ; 
Every  voice  and  harp  is  swelling, 

"  Worthy  is  the  Lamb  to  reign !" 

2  Lord !  in  all  thy  pow'r  and  glory, 

Still  thy  thoughts  and  eyes  are  here, 
Watching  o'er  thy  ransom'd  people, 

To  thy  gracious  heart  so  dear: 
Thou  for  us  art  interceding ; 

(Everlasting  is  thy  love !) 
And  a  blessed  rest  preparing, 

In  our  Father's  house  above. 

165  Tune—AzuoN.  C.  M. 

"We  have  not  a  high  priest  which  can  not  be 
touched  with  the  feeling  of  our  infirmities; 
but  was  in  all  points  tempted  like  as  we  are, 
yet  without  sin.'1 

Heb.  iv.  15. 

\TOW  let  our  cheerful  eyes  survey 
■^      Our  great  High  Priest  above ; 
And  celebrate  his  constant  care 
And  sympathetic  love. 


INTERCESSION    OF  CHRIST.  l6l 

2  Though  raised  to  a  superior  throne, 

Where  angels  bow  around, 
And  high  o'er  all  the  shining  train, 
With  matchless  honors  crowned; 

3  The  names  of  all  his  saints  He  bears, 

Deep  graven  on  his  heart; 
Nor  shall  the  meanest  Christian  say- 
That  he  hath  lost  his  part. 

4  Those  characters  shall  fair  abide, 

Our  everlasting  trust, 
When    gems,    and     monuments,    and 
crowns, 
Are  mouldered  down  to  dust. 

5  So,  gracious  Saviour,  on  my  breast 

May  thy  dear  name  be  worn : 
A  sacred  ornament  and  guard, 
To  endless  ages  borne. 


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l62        SECOND    COMING   OF   CHRIST. 


Second  Coming  of  Christ 


1 66  'Dine— Christmas.        C.  M. 

"He  that  hath  the  bride  is  the  Bridegroom." 

John  iii.  29. 

"DRIDE  of  the  Lamb,  awake!  awake! 
**     Why  sleep  for  sorrow  now  ? 
The  hope  of  glory,  Christ,  is  thine, 
An  heir  of  glory  thou. 

2  Thy  spirit,  through  the  lonely  night, 

From  earthly  joy  apart, 
Hath  sigh'd  for  one  that's  far  away — 
The  Bridegroom  of  thy  heart. 

3  But  see,  the  night  is  waning  fast, 

The  breaking  morn  is  near; 
And  Jesus  comes,  with  voice  of  love, 
Thy  drooping  heart  to  cheer. 

4  He  comes — for,  oh  !  His  yearning  heart 

No  more  can  bear  delay — 
To  scenes  of  full  unmingled  joy 
To  call  His  Bride  away. 


SECOND    COMING   OF    CHRIST.       163 

5  Thou,  too,  shalt  reign— He  will   not 

wear 
His  crown  of  joy  alone ! 
And  earth  His  royal  Bride  shall  see 
Beside  Him  on  the  throne. 

6  Then   weep    no   more — 'tis    all   thine 

own — 
His  crown,  His  joy  divine, 
And,  sweeter  far  than  all  beside, 
He,  He  himself  is  thine. 

167  Tune— Rhine.  C.  M. 

u He  shall  send  Jesus  Christ:  whom  the  heaven 
must  receive  until  the  times  of  restitution  of 
all  things." 

Acts  iii.  20,  ai. 

T  IGHT  of  the  lonely  pilgrim's  heart! 
-^     Star  of  the  coming  day  ! 
Arise,  and  with  thy  morning  beams 
Chase  all  our  griefs  away. 

2  Come,  blessed  Lord  !  bid  every  shore 

And  answering  island  sing 
The  praises  of  thy  royal  name, 
And  own  thee  as  their  king. 

3  Bid  the  whole  earth,  responsive  now 

To  the  bright  world  above, 
Break  forth  in  rapt'rous  strains  of  joy, 
In  mem'ry  of  thy  love. 


164       SECOND    COMING    OF    CHRIST. 

4  Lord,  Lord,  thy  fair  creation  groans — 

The  air,  the  earth,  the  sea, 
In  unison  with  all  our  hearts, 
And  calls  aloud  for  thee. 

5  Come,  then,  with  all   thy    quickening 

power, 
With  one  awak'ning  smile, 
And  bid  the  serpent's  trail  no  more 
Thy  beauteous  realms  defile. 

6  Thine  was  the  cross,  with  all  its  fruits 

Of  grace  and  peace  divine ; 
Be  thine  the  crown  of  glory  now, 
The  palm  of  vict'ry  thine. 

168  Tune— Wanderer.  S.  M. 

44  Ye  turned  to  God  from  idols,  to  serve  the  living 
and  true  God ;  and  to  wait  for  His  Son  from 
heaven." 

IThess.  i.  9,  10. 

rpHE  Church  has  waited  long, 
-*-      Her  absent  Lord  to  see ; 
And  still  in  loneliness  she  waits, 
A  friendless  stranger  she 

2       How  long,  O  Lord  our  God, 
Holy  and  true  and  good, 
Wilt    thou    not  judge    Thy    suffering 
church, 
Her  sighs  and  tears  and  blood  ? 


SECOND    COMING    OF    CHRIST.        165 

3  Saint  after  saint  on  earth 

Has  lived,  and  loved  and  died ; 
And  as  they  left  us  one  by  one, 
We  laid  them  side  by  side. 

4  We  laid  them  down  to  sleep, 
But  not  in  hope  forlorn ; 

We  laid  them  but  to  ripen  there, 
Till  the  last  glorious  morn. 

5  We  long  to  hear  Thy  voice, 
To  see  Thee  face  to  face, 

To  share  Thy  crown  and  glory  then, 
As  now  we  share  Thy  grace. 

6  Come,  Lord !  and  wipe  away 
The  curse,  the  sin,  the  stain, 

And  make  this  blighted  world  of  ours 
Thine  own  fair  world  again. 

169  Tune — Leader.     8s,  7s  &  4s. 

44 1  am  my  Beloved's,  and  His  desire  is  toward 
me — come,  my  Beloved." 

Solomon's  Song  vii.  10,  II. 

C  AVIOUR,  come,  thy  saints  are  wait- 
0     ing— 

Waiting  for  the  nuptial  day, 
Thence  their  promised  glory  dating ; 

Come,  and  bear  thy  saints  away. 
Come,  Lord  Jesus, 

Thus  thy  waiting  people  pray. 


l66       SECOND    COMING   OF   CHRIST. 

2  Base  the  wish,  and  vain  th'  endeavor, 

While  on  earth  to  find  our  rest : 
Till  we  see  thy  face  we  never 
Shall  or  can  be  fully  blest : 

In  thy  presence 
Nothing  shall  our  peace  molest. 

3  Lord,  we  wait  for  thine  appearing ; 

"  Tarry  not,"  thy  people  say ; 
Bright  the  prospect  is,  and  cheering, 
Of  beholding  thee  that  day ; 

When  our  sorrow 
Shall  for  ever  pass  away. 

170  Tune—  Olmutz.  S.  M. 

"Be    patient,    therefore,    brethren,    unto    the 
coming  of  the  Lord." 

James  v.  7. 

pOME,  Lord,  and  tarry  not; 
^     Bring  the  long-looked-for  day ; 
O  why  these  years  of  waiting  here, 
These  ages  of  delay  ? 

2  Come,  for  love  waxes  cold, 

Its  steps  are  faint  and  slow ; 
Faith  now  is  lost  in  unbelief, 

Hope's  lamp  burns  dim  and  low. 

3  Come,  for  the  corn  is  ripe, 

Put  in  Thy  sickle  now, 
Reap  the  great  harvest  of  the  earth; 
Sower  and  Reaper  Thou ! 


SECOND    COMING   OF    CHRIST.       1 67 

4  Come,  for  Creation  groans, 

Impatient  of  Thy  stay, 
Worn  out  with  these  long  years  of  ills, 
These  ages  of  delay. 

5  Come  and  begin  Thy  reign 

Of  everlasting  peace, 
Come,  take  the  kingdom  to  Thyself, 
Great  King  of  Righteousness. 


171      Tune — Sicilian  Hymn.     8s  &  7s. 

M  At  midnight  there  was  a  cry  made,  behold,  the 
Bridegroom  cometh:  go  ye  out  to  meet  Him." 

Matt.  xxv.  6. 

IT  ARK !  the  cry,  "Behold  He  cometh !" 
"     Hark !  the  cry,  "The  Bridegroom's 

near !" 
These  are  accents  falling  sweetly 
On  the  ransomed  sinner's  ear. 

2  Man  may  disbelieve  the  tidings, 

Or  in  anger  turn  away; 
'Tis  foretold  there  shall  be  scoffers, 
Rising  in  the  latter  day : 

3  But  He'll  come,  the  Lord  from  heaven, 

Not  to  suffer  or  to  die; 
But  to  take  His  waiting  people 
To  their  glorious  rest  on  high. 


l68        SECOND    COMING    OF    CHRIST. 

4  Happy  they  who  stand  expecting 

Christ,  the  Saviour,  to  appear  : 
Sad  for  those  who  do  not  love  Him — 
Those  who  do  not  wish  Him  here. 

5  But  in  mercy  still  He  lingers, 

Lengthening  out  the  day  of  grace — 
Till  He  comes,  inviting  sinners, 
To  His  welcome  fond  embrace. 

172  Tune — Kingston.  H.  M. 

"  The  night  is  far  spent,  the  day  is  at  hand." 

Rom    xiii.  12. 

THE  night  is  now  far  spent, 

*■      The  day  is  drawing  nigh, 

Soon  will  the  morning  break, 

In  radiance  through  the  sky : 

O  let  the  thought  our  spirits  cheer, 

The  Lord  himself  will  soon  appear ! 

2  Though  men  our  hope  deride, 

Nor  will  the  truth  believe, 
We  in  His  word  confide, 

And  it  will  ne'er  deceive ; 
Soon  all  that  grieves  shall  pass  away, 
And  saints  shall  see  a  glorious  day. 

3  For  us  the  Lord  intends 

A  bright  abode  on  high, 
The  place  where  sorrow  ends, 

And  nought  is  known  but  joy : 
With  such  a  hope,  let  us  rejoice, 
We  soon  shall  hear  th'  archangel's  voice. 


SECOND    COMING    OF    CHRIST.        169 

173  Tune — Retirement.        C.  M. 


4 


"For  yet  a  little  while,  and  He  that  shall  come, 
will  come,  and  will  not  tarry." 

Heb.  x.  38. 


A    LITTLE  while  of  suffering, 
^     Of  pain  and  weakness  here ; 
A  little  while  of  patience  yet, 
And  Jesus  will  appear  : 


2  A  little  while,  and  we  no  more 

A  feeble  few  shall  meet ; 
But  there  a  mighty  army  stand 
Before  his  throne  complete. 

3  Sweet  is  the  song  of  victory 

That  ends  the  battle's  roar; 
And  sweet  the  weary  warrior's  rest 
When  all  his  toil  is  o'er. 

4  Sweeter,  beyond  the  "  little  while," 

The  dawn  of  morn  to  view, 
The  morning  of  a  brighter  day 
Than  ever  Eden  knew. 

5  We  praise  Him  for  the  promise  now, 

Nor  fear  that  he'll  forsake;. 
And  heaven's  ten  thousand  echoes  ne'er 
To  sweeter  notes  shall  wake. 


170        SECOND    COMING    OF    CHRIST. 

174  Tune — Saxony.  8s  &  7s. 

"  Not  willing  that  any  should  perish,  but  that 
all  should  come  to  repentance ;  but  the  day  of 
the  Lord  will  come." 

2  Pet.  iii.9,  10. 

T  ORD,  we  see  the  day  approaching 

*-^     When  Thou  wilt  again  appear; 

Sinners,  still  Thy  garments  touching, 

Stay  Thee  in  Thy  coming  here. 

2  Day  by  day  Thy  hand  is  dealing 

Full  salvation  where  Thou  wilt ; 
By  delay,  Thy  blood  is  healing 

Souls  oppressed  with  fear  and  guilt. 

3  Lord,  we  wait  Thy  gracious  pleasure, 

Patience  well  becomes  Thy  saints ; 
Hid  in  heav'n  is  all  our  treasure ; 
Faith  shall  silence  all  complaints. 

4  Make  each  waiting  child  obedient, 

Stay  our  anxious  hearts  on  this ; 
If  Thy  going  were  expedient, 
Surely  Thy  return  is  bliss. 

175  Tu?ie — Shining  Shore.  8s  &  7s. 

"  Unto  them  that  look  for  Him  shall  He  appear 
the  second  time  without  sin  unto  salvation." 
Heb.  ix.  28. 
rpHE  night  is  wearing  fast  away, 
■*■     The  glorious  day  is  dawning, 
When  Christ  shall  all  His  grace  display — 
The  fair  millennial  morning. 


SECOND    COMING   OF   CHRIST.       171 

Gloomy  and  dark  the  night  hath  been, 
And  long  the  way  and  dreary ; 

And  sad  the  weeping  saints  are  seen, 
And  faint,  and  worn,  and  weary. 

2  Ye  mourning  pilgrims,  dry  your  tears, 

And  hush  each  sigh  of  sorrow; 
The  light  of  that  bright  morn  appears, 

The  long  Sabbatic  morrow. 
Lift  up  your  heads — behold  from  far 

A  flood  of  splendor  streaming; 
It  is  the  bright  and  morning  star 

In  living  lustre  beaming. 

3  And  see  that  star-like  host  around 

Of  angel  bands  attending; 
Hark !  hark  !  the  trumpet's  gladd'ning 
sound 
'Mid  shouts  triumphant  blending. 
He  comes !  the  Bridegroom  promised 
long:  _ 
Go  forth  with  joy  to  meet  Him, 
And  raise  the  new  and  nuptial  song, 
In  cheerful  strains  to  greet  Him. 

17g  Tune— Avon.  C.  M. 

"When  Christ,  who  is  our  life,   shall  appear, 
then  shall  ye  also  appear  with  Him  in  glory." 

Col.  iii.  4. 

T  ONGhath  the  night  of  sorrow  reign'd, 
■"     The  dawn  shall  bring  us  light : 
Christ  shall  appear ;  and  we  shall  rise 
With  gladness  in  his  sight. 


172        SECOND    COMING    OF    CHRIST. 

2  Then  shall  we  see  our  absent  Lord — 

Shall  know  him  and  rejoice : 
His  coming  like  the  morn  shall  be, 
Like  morning  songs  his  voice. 

3  As  dew  upon  the  tender  herb, 

Diffusing  fragrance  round; 
As  showers  that  usher  in  the  spring, 
And  cheer  the  thirsty  ground ; 

4  So  shall  His  presence  bless  our  souls, 

And  shed  a  joyful  light : 
That  hallow'd  morn  shall  chase  away 
The  sorrows  of  the  night. 

177  Time — Vesper.  8s  &  7s. 

"  But  ye,  brethren,  are  not  in  darkness  that  that 
day  should  overtake  you  as  a  thief." 

1  Thess.  v,  4. 

NOTHING  know  we  of  the  season 
*•'      When  the  world  shall  pass  away ; 
But  we  know  the  saints  have  reason 

To  expect  a  glorious  day ; 
When  the  Saviour  will  return, 
And  his  people  cease  to  mourn. 

2  Oh,  what  sacred  joys  await  them  ! 

They  shall  see  the  Saviour  then ; 
Those  who  now  oppose  and  hate  them, 

Never  can  oppose  again  ! 
Brethren,  let  us  think  on  this — 
All  is  ours,  since  we  are  his. 


SECOND    COMING    OF    CHRIST.        1 73 

3  Waiting  for  the  Lord's  returning, 

Be  it  ours  his  word  to  keep ; 
Let  our  lamps  be  always  burning — 

Let  us  watch  while  others  sleep  : 
We're  no  longer  of  the  night — 
We  are  children  of  the  light. 

4  Being  of  the  happy  number, 

Whom  the  Saviour  calls  his  own, 
Tis  not  meet  that  we  should  slumber, 

Nothing  should  be  left  undone : 
This  should  be  his  people's  aim — 
Still  to  glorify  his  nam£. 

178  Tune — Zion.         8s,  7s  &  4s. 

"Then  we  which  are  alive  and  remain  shall  be 

caught  up  together  with  them  in  the  clouds, 

to  meet  the  Lord  in  the  air." 

I  Thess.  iv.  17. 

^M ID  the  splendors  of  the  glory 
-"*-  Which  we  hope  ere  long  to  share, 
Christ  our  Head,  and  we,  His  members, 
Shall  appear  divinely  fair; 
O  how  glorious ! 
When  we  meet  Him  in  the  air ! 

2  From  the  dateless,  timeless  periods, 
He  has  loved  us  without  cause ; 
And  for  all  His  blood-bought  myriads 
His  is  love  that  knows  no  pause. 
Matchless  Lover! 
Changeless  as  the  eternal  laws ! 


174        SECOND    COMING    OF    CHRIST. 

3  Oh !  what  gifts  shall  we  be  granted, 

Palms,    and    crowns,    and   robes   of 
white, 
When  the  hope  for  which  we  panted 
Bursts  upon  our  gladden'd  sight, 
And  our  Saviour 
Makes  us  glorious  through  His  might. 

4  Bright  the  prospect  soon  that  greets  us 

Of  that  long'd-for  nuptial  day, 
When  our  heavenly  Bridegroom  meets  us 

On  His  kingly,  conquering  way; 
In  the  glory, 
Bride  and  Bridegroom  reign  for  aye. 

179  Tune— Naomi.  C.  M. 

"  Looking  for  that  blessed  hope,  and  the  glorious 
appearing  of  the  great  God  and  our  Saviour 
Jesus  Christ." 

Tit.  ii.  13. 

TTOPE  of  our  hearts,  O  Lord,  appear, 
"     Thou  glorious  Star  of  day ! 
Shine  forth  and  chase  the  dreary  night, 
With  all  our  tears,  away ! 

2  No  resting  place  we  seek  on  earth, 

No  loveliness  we  see; 
Our  eye  is  on  the  royal  crown 
Prepared  for  us  and  Thee. 

3  But,  dearest  Lord  !  however  bright 

That  crown  of  joy  above, 


SECOND    COMING    OF    CHRIST.       175 

What  is  it  to  the  brighter  hope 
Of  dwelling  in  Thy  love  ? 

4  What  to  the  joy,  the  deeper  joy, 

Unmingled,  pure  and  free, 

Of  union  with  our  living  Head, 

Of  fellowship  with  Thee  ? 

5  This  joy  e'en  now  on  earth  is  ours : 

But  only,  Lord  above, 
Our  hearts  without  a  pang  shall  know 
The  fulness  of  Thy  love. 

1  80  Tune—  Merton.  C.  M. 

"This  same  Jesus  which  is  taken  up  from  you 
into  heaven,  shall  so  ceme  in  like  manner  as  ye 
have  seen  Him  go  into  heaven." 
Acts  i.  11. 

TTNTIL  He  come!  like  music  tones 
*■*      Are  these  most  precious  words, 
'Mid  all  the  noise  and  din  of  earth, 
To  those  who  are  the  Lord's. 

2  They  mark  the  time  when  life's  dark 

sea, 
Whose  storms  so  fiercely  roar, 
Shall  toss  upon  its  troubled  waves, 
The  Christian  bark  no  more. 

3  When,  from  the  upper  realms  of  bliss, 

With  clouds  His  train  to  bear, 


176       SECOND    COMING    OF    CHRIST. 

The    Lord   shall   come,  and  call  His 
Bride 
To  meet  Him  in  the  air. 

4  O  glorious  hour !  what  rapturous  strains 

Shall  ring  with  grand  accord, 
When  from  the  ransomed  throng  shall 
burst — 
"  Forever  with  the  Lord !" 

5  The  woes  of  earth  forever  past ; 

Faith  sweetly  lost  in  sight — 
Rage  on,  O  sea !  this  dawning  hour, 
Can  cheer  life's  darkest  night. 

6  Until  He  come !  in  faith  repose : 

The  time  may  not  be  long, 
When  those  who  watch  for  His  return 
Shall  raise  the  victor's  song. 

181  Tune — Alford.    8s,  7s  &  7s. 

"Hereafter  shall  ye  see  the  Son  of  Man  sitting 
on  the  right  hand  of  power,  and  coming  in 
the  clouds  of  heaven." 

Matt.  xxvi.  24. 

WELCOME    sight,    the    Lord    de- 
"      scending, 

Jesus  in  the  clouds  appears ; 
Lo !  the  Saviour  comes  intending 
Now  to  dry  His  people's  tears. 
Lo !  the  Saviour  comes  to  reign, 
Welcome  to  His  waiting  train. 


SECOND    COMING    OF    CHRIST.       1 77 

2  Long  they  mourn'd  their  absent  Mas- 

ter; 

Long  they  felt  like  men  forlorn ; 
Bid  the  seasons  fly  still  faster, 

While  they  sigh'd  for  His  return : 
Lo !  the  period  comes  at  last ; 
All  their  sorrows  now  are  past. 

3  Now  from  home  no  longer  banish'd, 

They  are  going  to  their  rest ; 
Tho'  the  heaven  and  earth  are  vanish'd, 

With  their  Lord  they  shall  be  blest ; 
Blest  with  Him  his  saints  shall  be, 
Blest  through  all  eternity. 

182  Thine— Azmon.  C.  M. 

11  Behold,  I  come  quickly." 

Rev.  xxii.  7 

IT  IS  word  is  faithfulness  and  truth — 
*!*     "  Behold,  I  quickly  come;" 
And  faith,  that  counts  the  promise  sure, 
Can  pierce  the  midnight  gloom. 

2  Far  spent  already  is  the  night, 

In  hope  we  hail  the  day 
Of  the  beloved  Lord's  return, 
To  wipe  all  tears  away. 

3  Jesus,  at  the  appointed  hour, 

In  glory  shall  appear; 
Then,  fashion'd  by  His  mighty  hand, 
We  shall  His  image  bear. 
12 


178        SECOND    COMING    OF    CHRIST. 

183  Time — Zion.  8s,  7s  &  4s. 
"Looking  for  and  hasting  nnto  the  coming  of  the 

day  of  God." 
2  Ptt.  iii.  13. 

ULY,  ye  seasons ;  fly  still  faster ! 
•■■      Let  the  glorious  day  come  on, 
When  we  shall  behold  our  Master 

Seated  on  his  heavenly  throne — 
When  the  Saviour 

Shall  descend  to  claim  his  own. 

2  What  is  earth,  with  all  its  treasures, 

To  the  joy  this  promise  brings  ? 
Well  may  we  resign  its  pleasures; 
Jesus  brings  us  better  things : 

All  his  people 
Draw  from  heaven's  eternal  springs. 

3  Fly,  ye  seasons ;  fly  still  faster ! 

Swiftly  bring  the  glorious  day ; 
Jesus,  come,  our  Lord,  our  Master, 

Come  from  heaven  without  delay : 
Take  thy  people, 
Take,  oh,  take  them  hence  away ! 

184  Tu?ie—  Enlock.  L.  M. 
"A  little  while,  and  ye  shall  not  see  me;  and 

again,  a  little  while,  and  ye  shall  see  Me, 
becanse  I  go  to  the  Father." 

John  xvi.  16. 

4  t  A   LITTLE  while,"  our  Lord  shall 
**•     come, 
And  we  shall  wander  here  no  more ; 


SECOND   COMING   OF   CHRIST.       1 79 

He'll  take  us  to  our  Father's  home, 

Where  He  for  us  has  gone  before, 
To  dwell  with  Him,  to  see  His  face, 
And  sing  the  glories  of  His  grace. 

"  A  little  while,"  He'll  come  again ! 

Let  us  the  precious  hours  redeem ; 
Our  only  grief  to  give  Him  pain, 

Our  joy  to  serve  and  follow  Him; 
Watching  and  ready  may  we  be, 
As  those  that  long  their  Lord  to  see. 

"  A  little  while  " — 't  will  soon  be  past, 
Why  should  we  shun  the  shame  and 
cross  ? 

O  let  us  in  His  footsteps  haste, 

Counting  for  Him  all  else  but  loss : 

O  how  will  recompense  His  smile 

The  sufferings  of  this  little  while ! 


185     Tune — Deliverance.  8s,  7s  &  4s. 

"The  Lord  direct  your  hearts  into  the  love  of 
God,  and  into  the  patient  waiting  for  Christ.'* 

2  1  hess.  iii.  5. 

CAVIOUR!  hasten  thine  appearing; 
^     Take  thy  waiting  people  home ! 
'Tis  this  hope,  our  spirits  cheering, 

While  we  in  the  desert  roam, 
Makes  thy  people 

Strangers  here  till  thou  shait  come. 


l8o       SECOND    COMING   OF    CHRIST. 

2  Lord !  how  long  shall  the  creation 

Groan  and  travail  sore  in  pain; 
Waiting  for  its  sure  salvation, 
When  thou  shalt  in  glory  reign, 

And  like  Eden, 
This  sad  earth  shall  bloom  again  ? 

3  Gather,  too,  thy  chosen  nation — 

Israel's  long  afflicted  race ; 
Let  them  find  thy  free  salvation, 
Own  and  trust  thy  wondrous  grace ; 

And,  adoring, 
Look  on  thy  once  marred  face. 

4  Reign,  oh  reign  !  Almighty  Saviour ! 

Heaven  and  earth  in  one  unite ; 
Make  it  known,  that  in  thy  favor 
There  alone  is  life  and  light. 

When  we  see  thee, 
We  shall  have  unmix'd  delight. 

186  Tune — Leader.     8s,  7s  &  4s. 

"The  Lord  himself  shall  descend  from  heaven 
with  a  shout,  with  the  voice  of  the  archangel 
and  with  the  trump  of  God." 

I  Thess.  iv.  16. 

DLESSED  Lord,  our  souls  are  longing 
■M     Thee,  our  risen  Head,  to  see  j 
And  the  cloudless  morn  is  dawning, 

When  Thy  saints  shall  gather'd  be : 
Grace  and  glory, 

All  our  fresh  springs  are  in  Thee. 


SECOND    COMING   OF   CHRIST.       l8l 

2  All  the  joy  we  now  are  tasting 

Is  but  as  the  dream  of  night : 
To  the  day  of  God  we're  hasting, 
Looking  for  it  with  delight : 

Thou  art  coming, 
And  wilt  satisfy  our  sight. 

3  True,  the  silent  grave  is  keeping 

Many  a  seed  in  weakness  sown ; 
But  the  saints  in  Thee  now  sleeping, 
Rais'd   in    pow'r,    shall    share    Thy 
throne. 
Resurrection ! 
Lord  of  glory  !  'tis  Thine  own. 

4  As  we  sing,  our  hearts  grow  lighter; 

We  are  children  of  the  day ; 
Sorrow  makes  our  hope  the  brighter; 

Faith  regards  not  the  delay : 
Sure  the  promise, 
We  shall  meet  Thee  on  Thy  way. 

187  Tune—  Henry.  C.  M. 

"  Then  look  up,  and  lift  np  your  heads  ;  for  your 
redemption  draweth  nigh." 

Luke  xxi.  2S. 

A  RISE,  the  kingdom  is  at  hand, 
■**     The  King  is  drawing  nigh ; 
Arise  with  joy,  thou  faithful  band, 
To  meet  the  Lord  Most  High. 


182        SECOND    COMING    OF    CHRIST. 

2  Look  up,  ye  drooping  hearts,  to-day ! 

The  King  is  very  near, 
O,  cast  your  griefs  and  fears  away, 
For,  lo,  your  help  is  here. 

3  Look  up,  ye  souls,  weighed  down  with 

care, 

The  sovereign  is  not  far, 
Look  up,  faint  hearts,  from  your  de- 
spair, 

Behold  the  Morning  Star. 

188         Tune — Minnesota.   8s,  7s  &  4s. 

11  The  whole  creation  groaneth,  and  travaileth 
in  pain  together,  until  now — waiting  for  the 
adoption,  to-wit,  the  redemption  of  our  body." 

Rom.  viii.  22,  23. 

pHRIST  is  coming!  Let  creation 
^     Bid  her  groans  and  travail  cease; 
Let  the  glorious  proclamation 

Hope  restore,  and  faith  increase. 
Come,  Lord  Jesus ! 

Come,  thou  blessed  Prince  of  Peace  ! 

2  Though  once  cradled  in  a  manger, 
Oft 'no  pillow  but  the  sod  ; 
Here  an  alien  and  a  stranger, 

Mock'd  of  men,  though  Son  of  God, 

All  creation 
Yet  shall  own  thy  kingly  rod. 


SECOND    COMING    OF    CHRIST.       183 

3  Long  thine  exiles  have  been  pining, 

Far  from  rest,  and  home,  and  thee ; 
But,  in  heavenly  vestures  shining, 
They  shall  soon  thy  glory  see. 

Come,  Lord  Jesus ! 
Haste  the  joyous  Jubilee  ! 

4  With  that  "  blessed  hope  "  before  us, 

Let  no  harp  remain  unstrung; 
Let  the  mighty  Advent-chorus 

Onward  roll  from  tongue  to  tongue — 

Hallelujah  ! 
Come,  Lord  Jesus,  quickly  come. 

189  Tune — Watchman.  7s. 

"Watchman,  what  of  the  night V9 
Isa.  xxi.  11. 

WATCHMAN,  tell  us  of  the  night, 
""      What  its  signs  of  promise  are. 
Trav'ler,  o'er  yon  mountain's  height 

See  the  glory-beaming  star. 
Watchman,  does  its  beauteous  ray 

Aught  of  hope  or  joy  foretell  ? 
Trav'ler,  yes,  it  brings  the  day — 

Promised  day  of  Israel. 

2       Watchman,  tell  us  of  the  night; 
Higher  yet  that  star  ascends. 
Trav'ler,  blessedness  and  light, 

Peace  and  truth,  its  course  portends; 


184        SECOND    COMING    OF    CHRIST. 

Watchman,  will  its  beams,  alone, 
Gild  the  spot  that  gave  them  birth  ? 

Trav'ler,  ages  are  its  own : 

See,  it  bursts  o'er  all  the  earth. 

3       Watchman,  tell  us  of  the  night, 

For  the  morning  seems  to  dawn. 
Trav'ler,  darkness  takes  its  flight ; 

Doubt  and  terror  are  withdrawn. 
Watchman,  let  thy  wand'rings  cease; 

Hie  thee  to  thy  quiet  home. 
Trav'ler,  lo !  the  Prince  of  Peace, 

Lo !  the  Son  of  God  is  come. 

190  Tune — Muscatine.     6s,8s&4s. 

"The  morning  cometh,  and  also  the  night." 

Isa.  xxi.  12. 

tj^NQUIRE,  my  soul,  enquire! 
*-*     What  doth  the  watchman  say  ? 
Is  the  One  object  of  desire 
Upon  the  way  ? 

2  What  doth  the  watchman  say, 

Whose  cry  the  slumberer  wakes  ? 
"  The  night  hath  nearly  passed  away : 
The  morning  breaks. 

3  "  The  night  is  coming,  too ! 

A  night  of  speechless  woe : 
But  there  shall  be  no  night  to  you 
Who  Jesus  know. 


SECOND    COMING    OF    CHRIST.       185 

4  "  God  speaks — shall  we  be  dumb  ? 

Watch  that  your  lamps  may  burn : 
Come,  all  ye  weary  wanderers,  come ! 
Return,  return." 

5  Take  up  the  watchman's  word; 

Repeat  the  midnight  cry: 
"  Prepare  to  meet  your  coming  Lord ; 
The  time  draws  nigh." 

6  Make  ready,  O  my  soul ! 

Make  ready,  Christians  dear, 
Yield  up  the  heart's  affections  whole : 
Our  Lord  is  near. 

191  Tune — Peterboro'.  C.  M. 

"While  the  Bridegroom  tarried,  they  all  slum- 
bered and  slept." 

Matt.  xxv.  5. 

/CHILDREN  of  light,  awake  !  awake! 
V     Ye  slumbering  virgins  rise  ; 
Go  meet  the  royal  Bridegroom  now, 
And  show  that  ye  are  wise. 

2  Like  foolish  virgins,  ye  have  fail'd 

Your  holy  watch  to  keep ; 
And  lo,  he  comes,  and  almost  finds 
Your  languid  souls  asleep! 

3  Through  love,  the  Man  of  Sorrows  oft 

Hath  watch'd  and  wept  for  you; 
Then  gave  away  his  life  to  prove 
That  all  that  love  was  true. 


l86        SECOND    COMING    OF    CHRIST. 

4  Then  wake,  for,  lo,  the  midnight  cry 
Of  warning  in  the  air, 
Bids  all  his  church,  to  greet  him  now, 
Their  dying  lamps  prepare. 


192  Tune — Advent.       8s,4s&8s, 

44  When  the  Son  of  man  shall  come  in  His  glory, 
and  all  the  holy  angels  with  Him,  then  shall 
He  sit  npon  the  throne  of  His  glory." 

Matt.  xxv.  ji. 

TIE  came ;  no  pomp  nor  royal  crown 
"  Waited  his  step  or  decked  his  brow, 

But  grief  and  shame  oppress  him  now, 
While  friends  disown, 

And  death  the  injured  King  laid  low. 

2  He  comes  again ;  earth's  diadems 

And  thrones  of  power  to  him  belong, 
While  round  him  angels  chant  in  song, 

And  bright  as  gems 
His  saints  shall  join  the  mighty  throng. 

3  He  comes,  he  comes ;  but  not  alone, 

For  myriads  now  are  in  his  train ; 
And   earth,   and  sky,  and  sounding 
main, 
Shall  cease  their  groan, 
And  shout  him  welcome  back  again. 


SECOND    COMING    OF    CHRIST.       187 

4  He  comes :   O  hearts    that    wait   that 
morn, 
Be  clean,  stand  firm,  watch  now,  and 

pray, 
And  sweetly  then  the  King  will  say, 

Beloved,  well  done ; 
Enter  the  everlasting  day. 

193  Tune — Millennium.    7s  &  6s. 

44  Be  thou  faithful  unto  death,  and  I  will  give 

thee  a  crown  of  life." 

Rev.  ii.  10. 

MAN'S  day  is  fast  receding, 
^     The  day  of  God  will  come, 
And  lingering  feet  are  needing 

Oft  to  be  speeded  home; 
We  need  to  stir  affection, 

Dull  conscience  to  awake; 
Faith's  shield  for  our  protection 

With  firmer  grasp  to  take. 

2  The  world  hath  many  a  wonder, 

And  many  a  witching  snare : 
But  see  the  glory  yonder, 

What  can  with  that  compare? 
The  Lord  a  crown  is  keeping 

For  all  who  faithful  stand, 
Who,  midst  a  world  that's  sleeping, 

Watch  for  the  day  at  hand. 


1 88        SECOND    COMING    OF    CHRIST. 

3  Our  labor  and  our  pleasure, 

Be  this,  to  do  His  will; 
To  use  our  little  measure, 

In  loving  service  still. 
The  cup  of  water  given 

For  Him,  will  find  reward 
Both  now,  and  soon  in  heaven, 

Remembered  by  the  Lord. 

4  Lord,  may  Thy  love  constrain  us, 

Through  all  the  "  little  while;" 
Nor  fear  of  man  restrain  us, 

Nor  love  of  praise  beguile : 
Thus,  till  Thy  glorious  coming, 

Enough,  O  Lord,  if  we 
Then  hear  Thy  voice  approving 

Aught  we  have  done  for  Thee. 

194         Tune— Angel's  Song.         S.  M. 
"  And  so  shall  we  ever  be  with  the  Lord." 

I  Thess.  iv.  17. 

THE  Lord  himself  shall  come 
*■      And  shout  a  quickening  word; 
Thousands  shall  answer  from  the  tomb : 
"  For  ever  with  the  Lord." 

2       Then  as  we  upward  fly, 
That  resurrection-word 
Shall  be  our  shout  of  victory  : 
"  For  ever  with  the  Lord." 


SECOND    COMING    OF    CHRIST.        189 

3  How  shall  I  meet  those  eyes ! 
Mine  on  Himself  I  cast, 

And  own  myself  the  Saviour's  prize : 
Mercy  from  first  to  last. 

4  "  Knowing  as  I  am  known  !" 
How  shall  I  love  that  word  ! 

How  oft  repeat  before  the  throne  : 
"  For  ever  with  the  Lord." 

5  That  resurrection-word, 
That  shout  of  victory — 

Once  more  :  "  For  ever  with  the  Lord !" 
Amen,  so  let  it  be ! 

195  Tune — Lyons.         ios&iis. 

"And  I  will  give  him  the  morning-star." 
Rev.  ii.  28. 

THE  night  is  far  spent,  and  the  day  is 
*      at  hand : 
No  sign  to  be  look'd  for;  the  Star's 
in  the  sky ; 
Rejoice  then,  ye  saints,  'tis  your  Lord's 
own  command; 
Rejoice,    for   the   coming   of   Jesus 
draws  nigh. 

2  What    a    day    will    that   be  when  the 
Saviour  appears ! 
How  welcome  to   those   who  have 
shared  in  His  cross ! 


190       SECOND    COMING   OF   CHRIST. 

A   crown   incorruptible   then    will   be 
theirs, 
A  rich  compensation  for  suffering  and 
loss. 

3  What  is  loss  in  this  world,  when  com- 

pared to  that  day, 
To    the    glory   that   then    will  from 

heaven  be  reveal'd  ? 
"  The  Saviour  is  coming,"  His  people 

may  say; 
"The  Lord  whom  we  look  for,  our 

Sun  and  our  Shield." 

4  O  pardon  us,  Lord!  that  our  love  to 

Thy  name 
Is  so  faint,  with  so  much  our  affec- 
tions to  move  ! 
Our  coldness  might  nil  us  with  grief  and 
with  shame, 
So  much  to  be  loved,  and  so  little  to 
love. 

5  O  kindle  within  us  a  holy  desire, 

Like  that  which  was   found  in  Thy 

people  of  old, 
Who  tasted  Thy  love,  and  whose  hearts 

were  on  fire, 
While  they  waited,  in  patience,  Thy 

face  to  behold. 


SECOND    COMING   OF    CHRIST.       191 

196  Tune — Vesper.     8s,  7s  &  4s. 

"  Our  conversation  (citizenship)  is  in  heaven; 
from  whence  also  we  look  for  the  Saviour,  the 
Lord  Jesus  Christ." 

Phil.  iii.  20. 

T  ORD,  our  longing  hearts  grow  weary, 
*J  Waiting  for  our  souls'  loved  choice ; 
Every  hour  seems  sad  and  dreary, 

Till  we  hear  Thy  welcome  voice : 
Come,  Lord  Jesus ! 

Come,  and  bid  our  hearts  rejoice ! 

2  Lo  !  Thy  members,  Lord,  oft  languish 

Midst    the    world's    cold    heartless 
throng; 
Some  there  are  in  very  anguish, 

Crying,    Lord,    "How    long?    how 
long  ?" 
Come,  Lord  Jesus  1 
Quickly  raise  the  joyful  song ! 

3  Thou   hast    promised    Thou    wouldst 

take  us 
To  Thy  everlasting  home ; 
Greater  still,  that  Thou  wouldst  make  us 
Sit  with  Thee  upon  thy  throne. 

Come,  Lord  Jesus! 
Come  and  claim  us  as  Thine  own. 

4  Blessed  Lord,  behold  Thy  promise, 

See,  we  hang  upon  Thy  word; 


192        SECOND    COMING    OF    CHRIST. 

Thou  hast  spoken,  "  I  come  quickly;" 
Thou  hast  spoken,  we  have  heard. 

Come,  Lord  Jesus ! 
Come,  our  own,  our  faithful  Lord. 

197         Time — Happy  Land.      6s  &  4s. 

"Watch,  therefore;  for  ye  know  rot  what  hour 
your  Lord  doth  come." 

Matt.  xxiv.  42. 

TIARK !  'tis  the  watchman's  cry ! 

■*■■'*     Wake,  brethren,  wake  ! 

Jesus,  our  Lord,  is  nigh !     Wake,  &c. 

Sleep  is  for  sons  of  night, 

Ye  are  children  of  the  light, 

Yours  is  the  glory  bright!     Wake,  &c. 

2  Call  to  each  waking  band, 

Watch,  brethren,  watch  !  [&c. 

Clear  is  our  Lord's  command !  Watch, 
Be  ye  as  men  that  wait 
Always  at  the  Master's  gate, 
E'en  tho'  He  tarry  late  !  Watch,  &c. 

3  Hear  we  the  Shepherd's  voice, 

Pray,  brethren,  pray  ! 
Would  ye  His  heart  rejoice !  Pray,  &c. 
Sin  calls  for  constant  fear, 
Weakness  needs  the  strong  One  near; 
Long  as  ye  struggle  here !     Pray,  &c. 


SECOND    COMING    OF    CHRIST.        193 

4  Now  sound  the  final  chord, 

Praise,  brethren,  praise ! 
Thrice  holy  is  our  Lord.     Praise,  &c. 
What  more  befits  the  tongues 
Soon  to  lead  the  angels*  songs, 
While  heaven  the  note  prolongs — 

Praise,  brethren,  praise. 

198        Time— The  Convert.        P.  M. 

"If  I  go  and  prepare  a  place  for  you,  I  will 
come  again  and  receive  you  unto  myself." 

John  xiv.  3. 

TTOW   happy   are   we,   who  in  Jesus 

"     agree, 

To  expect  His  return  from  above ; 
We  sit  'neath  His  vine,  and  delightfully 
join 

In  the  praise  of  His  excellent  love. 

2  United  to  Him  we  drink  of  the  stream, 

Ever  flowing  in  bliss  from  the  throne, 
Who  in   Jesus  believe,  we   the    Spirit 

receive 
That  proceeds  from  the  Father  and 

Son. 

3  We  remember  the  word  of  our  crucified 

Lord, 
When    He   went   to   prepare    us   a 
place — 
*3 


194       SECOND    COMING   OF   CHRIST. 

I  will  come  in  that  day  and  transport 
you  away, 
And  admit  to  a  sight  of  my  face. 

4  Come,  Lord,  from  the  skies,  and  com- 
mand us  to  rise, 
To  the  mansions  of  glory  above; 
With  our  Head  to  ascend,  and  eternity 
spend 
In  a  rapture  of  heavenly  love. 


199  Tune—  Melody.  C.  M. 

"  Even  so,  come,  Lord  Jesus," 

Rev.  xxii.  20. 

¥Y  soul,  amid  this  stormy  world, 
""■*■     Is  like  some  fluttered  dove, 
And  fain  would  be  as  swift  of  wing 
To  flee  to  Him  I  love. 

2  My  heart  is  with  Him  on  his  throne, 

And  ill  can  brook  delay ; 
Each  moment  listening  for  the  voice, 
Rise  up  and  come  away. 

3  With  hope  deferred,  oft   sick  and  faint, 

Why  tarries  He  ?  I  cry, 
And    should    my   brethren    chide   my 
haste, 
Sure  I  could  make  reply — 


SECOND    COMING   OF   CHRIST.       195 

4  May  not  an  exile  lone  desire 

His  own  sweet  land  to  see  ? 
May  not  a  captive  seek  release  ? 
A  prisoner  to  be  free  ? 

5  A  child,  when  far  away,  may  long 

For  home  and  kindred  dear ; 
And  she  that  waits  her  absent  Lord 
May  sigh  till  He  appear. 

6  I  would,  my  Lord  and  Saviour,  know 

That  which  no  measure  knows ; 
Would  search  the  mystery  of  Thy  love, 
The  depth  of  all  Thy  woes. 

7  "  Ah  !  leave  me  not  in  this  dark  world, 

A  stranger  still  to  roam, 
Come,  Lord,  and  take  me  to  thyself, 
Come,  Jesus,  quickly  come  !" 


I96  THE    MILLENNIUM. 


THE  MILLENNIUM. 


200  Tune—  Migdol.  L.  M. 

M  They  shall  not  hurt  nor  destroy  in  all  my  holy 
mountain :  for  the  earth  shall  he  full  of  the 
knowledge  of  the  Lord,  as  the  waters  cover 
the  sea." 

Isa.  xi.  9. 

AH,  what  a  bright  and  blessed  world 
^  This  groaning  earth  of  ours  shall  be, 
When   from    His   throne  the   tempter 
hurled, 
Shall  leave  it  all,  O  Lord,  to  Thee. 

2  Come,  Saviour,  then,  o'er  all  below 

Shine    brightly     from    Thy    throne 
above ; 
Bid  heaven  and  earth  Thy  glory  know, 
And  all  creation  feel  Thy  love. 

3  But  brighter  far  that  world  above, 

Where  we  as   we  are   known   shall 
know    ; 
And,  to  the  sweet  embrace  of  love, 
Reign    o'er    this     ransomed    earth 
below. 


THE    MILLENNIUM.  1 97 

O  blessed  Lord,  with  longing  eyes 
That  blissful  hour  we  long  to  see ; 

While  every  worm  and  leaf  supplies 
Proof  of  the  curse  and  calls  for  Thee. 


201  Tune— Antioch.  C.  M. 

"  He  shall  have  dominion  also  from  sea  to  sea, 
and  from  the  river  nnto  the  ends  of  the 
earth." 

Ps.  lxxii.  S. 

TOY  to  the  world!  the  Lord  is  come ! 
v      Let  earth  receive  her  King ; 
Let  every  heart  prepare  him  room, 
And  heaven  and  nature  sing. 

2  Joy  to  the  world !  the  Saviour  reigns ! 

Let  men  their  songs  employ ; 
While  fields  and  floods,  rocks,  hills  and 
plains 
Repeat  the  sounding  joy. 

3  No  more  let  sin  and  sorrow  grow, 

Nor  thorns  infest  the  ground : 
He  comes  to  make  his  blessings  flow 
Far  as  the  curse  is  found. 

4  He  rules  the  world  with  truth  and  grace, 

And  makes  the  nations  prove 
The  glories  of  his  righteousness, 
And  wonders  of  his  love. 


198  THE    MILLENNIUM. 

202  Tune— Webb.  7s  &  6s. 
"The  mountains  and  the  hills  shall  break  forth 

before  you  into  singing,  and  all  the  trees  of 
the  field  shall  clap  their  hands." 
Isa.  lv.  12. 

TIT  HEN  shall  the  voice  of  singing 
''       Flow  joyfully  along? 
When  hill  and  valley,  ringing 

With  one  triumphant  song, 
Proclaim  the  contest  ended, 

And  Him  who  once  was  slain, 
Again  to  earth  descended, 

In  righteousness  to  reign  ? 
2  Then  from  the  craggy  mountains 

The  sacred  shout  shall  fly ; 
And  shady  vales  and  fountains 

Shall  echo  the  reply  : 
High  tower  and  lowly  dwelling 

Shall  send  the  chorus  round, 
All  hallelujah  swelling 

In  one  eternal  sound. 

203  Tune—  Harvey's  Chant.     C.  M. 

44  The  mountain  of  the  Lord's  house  shall  be 
established  in  the  top  of  the  mountains,  and 
shall  be  exalted  above  the  hills;  and  all 
nations  shall  flow  unto  it." 

Isa.  ii.  2. 

"DEHOLD  !  the  mountain  of  the  Lord 
"     In  latter  days  shall  rise 
On  mountain-tops,  above  the  hills, 
And  draw  the  wondering  eyes. 


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200  THE    MILLENNIUM. 

Once  for  sinners  marr'd  and  gory, 
See  the  Lamb  exalted  now : 

While  before  Him 
All  His  ransom'd  brethren  bow. 

2  Blessed  morning !  long  expected, 

Lo !  they  fill  the  peopled  air, 
Mourners  once  by  man  rejected, 
They  with  Him,  exalted  there, 

Sing  His  praises, 
And  His  throne  of  glory  share. 

3  Judah !  lo  thy  royal  Lion 

Reigns  on  earth,  a  conquering  King : 
Come,  ye  ransom'd  tribes  of  Zion, 
Love's  abundant  offerings  bring; 

There  behold  Him, 
And  His  ceaseless  praises  sing. 

4  King  of  kings !  Let  earth  adore  Him, 

High  on  His  exalted  throne; 
Fall,  ye  nations,  fall  before  Him, 
And  His  righteous  sceptre  own  : 

All  the  glory 
Be  to  Him,  and  Him  alone ! 


THE    MILLENNIUM.  201 

205  Time — Acton.  7s. 

M  The  kingdoms  of  this  world  are  become  the 
kingdoms  of  our  Lord,  and  of  His  Christ ;  and 
He  shall  reign  for  ever  and  ever.'* 

Rev.  xi    15. 

II ARK!  the  sound  of  Jubilee, 

-*  *     Loud  as  mighty  thunders  roar, 

Or  the  fulness  of  the  sea 

When  it  breaks  upon  the  shore ! 
Hallelujah !  for  the  Lord 

God  omnipotent  shall  reign : 
Hallelujah  !  let  the  word 

Echo  round  the  earth  and  main ! 

2  Hallelujah  !  hark  !  the  sound 

From  the  depth  unto  the  skies, 
Wakes,  above,  beneath,  around, 

All  creation's  harmonies ! 
See,  Jehovah's  banner  furl'd, 

Sheath'd  His  sword  :  He  speaks — 'tis 
done; 
And  the  kingdoms  of  the  world 

Are  the  kingdoms  of  the  Son ! 

3  He  shall  reign  from  pole  to  pole 

With  illimitable  sway ! 
He  shall  reign,  when  like  a  scroll 

Yonder  heavens  shall  pass  away  : 
Then  the  end — beneath  His  rod, 

Man's  last  enemy  shall  fall; 
Hallelujah  !  Praise  to  God ! 

God,  our  God,  is  all  in  all. 


202  THE    MILLENNIUM. 

206  Time—  Henry.  C.  M. 

"He  shall  not  fail  nor  be  discouraged,  till  He 
have  set  judgment  in  the  earth:  and  the  Isles 
shall  wait  for  His  law." 

Isa.  xlii.  4. 

TSLES  of  the  deep,  rejoice !  rejoice 
■*■     Ye  ransom'd  nations,  sing 
The  praises  of  your  Lord  and  God, 
The  triumphs  of  your  King. 

2  He  comes,  and  at  His  mighty  word 

The  clouds  are  fleeting  past, 
And  o'er  the  land  of  promise  see, 
The  glory  breaks  at  last. 

3  There  He,  upon  his  ancient  throne, 

His  power  and  grace  displays, 

While  Salem,  with  its  echoing  hills, 

Sends  forth  the  voice  of  praise. 

4  Oh,  let  His  praises  fill  the  earth 

While  all  the  blest  above, 
In  strains  of  loftier  triumph  still, 
Speak  only  of  His  love. 

5  Sing,  ye  redeem'd  !   Before  the  throne, 

Ye  white-robed  myriads  fall ; 
Sing — for  the  Lord  of  glory  reigns, 
The  Christ — the  heir  of  all. 


THE    MILLENNIUM.  203 

207  Tune — Nuremburgh.  7s. 

"All  nations  whom  Thou  hast  made  shall  come 
and  worship  before  Thee,  0  Lord ;  and  shall 
glorify  Thy  name." 

Ps.  Jxxxvi.  9. 

\1T AKE  the  song  of  jubilee ! 
**       Let  it  echo  o'er  the  sea  : 
Now  is  come  the  promised  hour; 
Jesus  reigns  with  sovereign  power. 

2  All  ye  nations  !  join  and  sing, 

"  Christ,  of  lords  and  kings,  is  King!" 
Let  it  sound  from  shore  to  shore, 
"  Jesus  reigns  for  evermore  !" 

3  Now  the  desert  lands  rejoice, 
And  the  islands  join  their  voice ; 
Joy!  the  whole  creation  sings, 
"Jesus  is  the  King  of  kings !" 

208  Tune—  Horeb.  7s  &  6s. 

"In  His  days  shall  the  righteous  flourish;  and 
abundance  of  peace  so  long  as  the  moon  en- 
dureth." 

Ps.  lxxii.  7. 

IT  AIL  to  the  Lord's  Anointed, 
-"■-*■     Great  David's  greater  Son  ! 
Hail,  in  the  time  appointed, 

His  reign  on  earth  begun  ! 
He  comes  to  break  oppression, 

To  set  the  captive  free ; 
To  take  away  transgression, 

And  rule  in  equity. 


204  THE    MILLENNIUM. 

2  He  shall  come  down  like  showers 

Upon  the  fruitful  earth; 
And  love,  joy,  hope,  like  flowers, 

Spring  in  his  path  to  birth; 
Before  him,  on  the  mountains, 

Shall  Peace,  the  herald,  go ; 
And  Righteousness,  in  fountains, 

From  hill  to  valley  flow. 

3  Kings  shall  fall  down  before  him, 

And  gold  and  incense  bring ; 
All  nations  shall  adore  him, 

His  praise  all  people  sing : 
For  he  shall  have  dominion 

O'er  river,  sea  and  shore, 
Far  as  the  eagle's  pinion 

Or  dove's  light  wing  can  soar. 

4  For  him  shall  prayer  unceasing 

And  daily  vows  ascend; 
His  kingdom  still  increasing — 

A  kingdom  without  end  : 
O'er  every  foe  victorious, 

He  on  his  throne  shall  rest ; 
From  age  to  age  more  glorious, 

All  blessing  and  all  blest ! 


THE    MILLENNIUM.  205 

209  Tune — Rolland.  L.  M. 

"His  name  shall  endure  forever;  His  name  shall 
be  continued  as  long  as  the  sun:  and  men 
shall  be  blessed  in  Him;  all  nations  shall  call 
Him  blessed." 

Ps.  Ixxii.  17. 

JESUS  shall  reign  where'er  the  sun 
"      Does  his  successive  journeys  run ; 
His    kingdom    stretch    from    shore   to 

shore, 
Till   moons   shall  wax  and   wane   no 
more. 

2  People  and  realms  of  every  tongue 
Dwell  on  his  love  with  sweetest  song; 
And  infant  voices  shall  proclaim 
Their  early  blessings  on  his  name. 

3  Blessings  abound  where'er  he  reigns; 
The  prisoner  leaps  to  loose  his  chains ; 
The  weary  find  eternal  rest, 

And  all  the  sons  of  want  are  blest. 

4  Let  every  creature  rise  and  bring 
Peculiar  honors  to  our  King : 
Angels  descend  with  songs  again, 
And  earth  repeat  the  loud  Amen ! 


206  THE    MILLENNIUM. 


210  Tune — Sentinel.        8s  &  7s. 

u  Thy  watchman  shall  lift  up  the  voice ;  with  the 
voice  together  shall  they  sing :  for  they  shall 
see  eye  to  eye,  when  the  Lord  shall  bring 
again  Zion." 

Isa.  Hi.  8. 

WATCHMAN,   tell    me,    does    the 
' '       morning 

Of  fair  Zion's  glory  dawn? 
Have  the  signs  that  mark  its  coming 

Yet  upon  thy  pathway  shone? 
Pilgrim,  yes,  arise,  look  round  thee, 

Light  is  breaking  in  the  skies ; 
Gird  thy  bridal  robes  around  thee, 

Morning  dawns,  arise,  arise  ! 

2  Watchman,  see,  the  light  is  beaming, 

Brighter  still  upon  the  way ; 
Signs  through  all  the  earth  are  gleaming, 

Omens  of  the  coming  day 
When  the  Jubal  trumpet  sounding, 

Shall  awake  from  earth  and  sea, 
And  the  saints  of  God  now  sleeping, 

Clad  in  immortality. 

3  Watchman,  hail,  the  light  ascending, 

Of  the  grand  Sabbatic  year ; 
All  with  voices  loud  proclaiming 
That  the  kingdom's  verv  near: 


THE    MILLENNIUM.  207 

Pilgrim,  yes,  I  see  just  yonder, 
Canaan's  glorious  heights  arise, 

Salem,  too,  appears  in  grandeur, 
Towering  'neath  its  sun-lit  skies. 

211  Tune — Mendon.  L.  M. 

41  The  Lord  liveth,  that  brought  np  the  children 
of  Israel  from  the  land  of  the  North,  and  from 
all  the  lands  whither  He  had  driven  them : 
and  I  will  bring  them  again  into  their  land 
that  I  gave  unto  their  Fathers." 

Jer.  xvi.  1-5. 

A  RISE,  great  God,  and  let  thy  grace 
**     Shed  its  glad   beams   on  Jacob's 

race ; 
Restore  the  long-lost  scattered  band, 
And  call  them  to  their  native  land. 

2  Their  misery  let  thy  mercy  heal, 
Their  trespass  hide,  their  pardon  seal ; 
O  God  of  Israel,  hear  our  prayer, 
And  grant  them  still  thy  love  to  share. 

3  How  long  shall  Jacob's  offspring  prove 
The  sad  suspension  of  thy  love  ? 

Say,  shall  thy  wrath  for  ever  burn  ? 
And  shall  thy  mercy  ne'er  return  ? 

4  Thy  quickening  Spirit  now  impart, 
And  wake  to  joy  each  grateful  heart, 
While  Israel's  rescued  tribes  in  thee 
Their  bliss  and  full  salvation  see. 


2o8  THE    MILLENNIUM. 

212  Tune — Merdin.        7s,6s&7s. 

44  Blessed  and  holy  is  he  that  hath  part  in  the 
first  resurrection :  on  such  the  second  death 
hath  no  power,  but  they  shall  be  priests  of 
God  and  of  Christ,  and  shall  reign  with  Him 
a  thousand  years." 

Rev.  xx.  6. 

"DEAR  me  on  Thy  rapid  wing, 

**     Everlasting  Spirit ! 

Where  bright  choirs  of  angels  sing, 

And  the  saints  inherit ; 
Waiting  round  th'  eternal  throne, 
Joys  immortal  are  their  own ; 
This  the  cry  of  every  one — 
"  Glory  to  th'  Incarnate  Son !" 

2  Four-and-twenty  elders  rise 

From  their  princely  station, 
Shout  His  glorious  victories, 

Sing  His  great  salvation ; 
Cast  their  crowns  before  His  throne, 
Cry,  in  reverential  tone, 
"  Holy !  holy !  holy  One  ! 
Glory  be  to  God  above." 

3  Hark  !  the  thrilling  symphonies 

Seem  within  to  seize  us ; 
Add  we  to  their  holy  lays — 

"  Jesus  !  Jesus  !  Jesus  !" 
Sweetest  name  on  mortal's  tongue, 
Sweetest  note  in  angel's  song, 
Sweetest  anthem  ever  known  ; 
Jesus,  Jesus,  reign  alone. 


THE    HOLY    SPIRIT.  209 


THE  HOLY  SPIRIT. 


213       Tune — Elizabethtown.     C.  M. 

u  I  will  pray  the  Father,  and  He  shall  give  you 
another  Comforter  that  He  may  abide  with 
you  for  ever." 

John  xiv.  16. 

AUR  Holy  Father  and  c*ir  God! 
^     We  come  before  Thy  face, 
To  bless  Thee  for  that  gift  divine, 
The  Spirit  of  Thy  grace. 

2  Precious  the  promise,  now  fulfilled 

Through  Jesus  set  on  high ; 
The  spirit  of  adoption  ours, 
We,  "Abba,  Father,"  cry. 

3  By  Him  our  faith,  and  hope,  and  love 

Are  kept  alive  and  grow; 
Through   Jesus'   blood  He   gives   the 
heart 
A  perfect  peace  to  know. 
14 


2IO  THE    HOLY    SPIRIT. 

4  The  souls,  in  His  communion  blest, 

Pant  for  the  things  above ; 
As  seeks  the  hart  for  water-brooks, 
So  we  the  springs  of  love. 

5  Blest  Comforter  of  all  Thy  saints, 

Who  love  the  heavenly  way, 
We,  by  His  might,  would  run  the  race, 
Till  we  have  won  the  day. 

6  Our  Holy  Father  and  our  God ! 

Praise  be  for  ever  Thine 
For  this  rich  gift,  through   Thy  dear 
Son, 
The  Holy  Ghost  divine. 

21 4  Tune — Melody.  C.  M. 

14 Even  the  Spirit  of  truth;  whom  the  world  can 
not  receive,  because  it  seeth  Him  not,  neither 
knoweth  Him;  but  ye  know  Him;  for  He 
dwelleth  with  you,  and  shall  be  in  you." 

John  xiv.  17. 

TI OW  precious  are  those  parting  words 
"     Of  our  Almighty  Friend ; 
Who  loved  His  own  while  in  the  world, 
And  loved  them  to  the  end. 

2  "  I  leave  you  not  as  orphans  here; 
The  Comforter  shall  come, 
And  fill  your  hearts  with  joy  and  peace, 
Till  I  shall  take  you  home." 


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THE    HOLY   SPIRIT.  211 

3  And  then,  as  poured  on  Aaron's  head, 

The  ointment  downward  flowed, 
So  was  the  Spirit's  grace  and  joy 
From  Christ,  our  Head,  bestowed. 

4  As  when  of  old  Rebecca  trod 

The  desert  long  and  drear, 
While   Abraham's  wealth   and  Isaac's 
love, 
Rung  in  her  gladdened  ear : 

5  So  traverse  we  this  desert  now, 

While  our  blest  Guide  makes  known 
The  Father's  house,  the  Son's  rich  love, 
And  all  He  has — our  own. 

6  Blest  truth !  our  hearts  are  with  Him 

there, 
We  see  our  glorious  home 
Made  ready  for  the  Bride  to  share — 
Lord  Jesus,  quickly  come  ! 

215  Tune—  Gerar.  S.  M. 

44  Know  ye  not  that  your  body  is  the  temple  of 
the  Holy  Ghost  which  is  in  you,  which  ye  have 
of  God,  and  ye  are  not  your  own  V 

I  Cor.  vi    19. 

THE  Holy  Ghost  is  here, 
-*-      Where  saints  in  prayer  agree, 
As  Jesus'  parting  gift  He's  near 
Each  pleading  company. 


212  THE    HOLY    SPIRIT. 

2  Not  far  away  is  He, 

To  be  by  prayer  brought  nigh, 
But  here  in  present  majesty, 
As  in  His  courts  on  high. 

3  He  dwells  within  our  soul, 
An  ever  welcome  Guest ; 

He  reigns  with  absolute  control, 
As  Monarch  in  the  breast. 

4  Our  bodies  are  His  shrine, 
And  He  th'  indwelling  Lord ; 

All  hail,  Thou  Comforter  divine,      ■ 
Be  evermore  adored  ! 

5  Obedient  to  Thy  will, 

We  wait  to  feel  Thy  power ; 
O  Lord  of  life,  our  hopes  fulfil, 
And  bless  this  hallow'd  hour. 

216  Tune — Saunders.  L.  M. 

"The  love  of  God  is  shed  abroad  in  our  hearts 
by  the  Holy  Ghost  which  is  given  unto  us." 

Rom.  v.  5. 

AUR  Father,  by  whose  Spirit's  pow'r 
^  Thy  Son  was  of  a  woman  made, 
And  in  His  life  and  dying  hour 

The  broken  law  for  us  obey'd ; 
Thy  Spirit  in  Thy  children  dwells, 
And  to  our  hearts  Thy  love  reveals. 


THE    HOLY    SPIRIT.  213 

2  Jesus,  enthroned  at  Thy  right  hand, 

Sent  forth  from  Thee  the  Comforter, 
By  whom  Thy  saints  anointed  stand 

Within  the  holiest ;  and  there, 
In  Christ  unblemish'd  and  complete, 
Adore  Thee  at  Thy  mercy-seat. 

3  O  let  Thy  children's  concord  be 

An  image  bright  of  things  above ; 
A  glass  to  show  the  unity 

Of  Father,  Son  and  Spirit's  love ; 
A  living  picture  to  display 
The  love  that  we  can  ne'er  repay  ! 

4  This  everlasting  love  redeems 

The  needy  from  their  guilt  and  woe ; 
These  fountains  yield  the  living  streams, 

Which  through  eternity  shall  flow ; 
Stronger  than  death  this  three-fold  cord, 
Thou  holy,  holy,  holy  Lord ! 

217  Tune—  Callender.     C.  M.  D. 

"Eut  ye  are  not  in  the  flesh,  but  in  the  Spirit, 
if  so  be  that  the  Spirit  of  God  dwell  in  you." 

Rom .  viii.  9. 

A  GOD,  whose  Spirit  did  of  old 
W     Brood,  in  creation's  day, 
And  quicken  into  living  mould 

The  earth,  unformed  which  lay; 
Thy  new  creating  work  is  still 

By  that  same  Spirit  wrought ; 
And,  of  Thy  grace  and  sovereign  will, 

Life  to  the  dead  is  brought. 


214  THE    HOLY    SPIRIT. 

2  We  praise  Thee,  wheresoe'er  Thy  hand 
Its  wondrous  power  displays ; 
The  dead  in  sin,  in  life  now  stand, 

To  walk  in  holy  ways ; 
Thy  Spirit  from  on  high  descends, 

The  heart  His  impulse  feels, 
By    Him    constrained,    the    stubborn 
bends, 
When  He  thy  love  reveals. 


He  brings  the  knowledge  of  the  Son, 

In  whom  Thy  glories  shine  j 
And  quickened  souls  by  this  are  won, 

And  own  the  work  divine ; 
We  praise  Thee  for  His  wondrous  power, 

Whose  help  the  feeblest  share ; 
And   by  whose  grace,  like   freshening 
shower, 

Some  fruit  the  heart  shall  bear. 


We  praise  Thee  for  His  patient  grace, 

Who  Jesus  still  reveals, 
Who    makes    our    heart    His   dwelling 
place, 

And  thus  for  glory  seals ; 
Led  by  His  presence,  all  our  way 

Is  light,  with  hope  divine; 
And  He,  our  Comforter,  will  stay 

Till  in  Thy  light  we  shine. 


THE    HOLY    SPIRIT.  215 

218  Time — Uxbridge.  L.  M. 

"  Now  we  have  received,  not  the  Spirit  of  the 
world,  hut  the  Spirit  which  is  of  God:  that 
we  might  know  the  things  that  are  freely 
given  to  us  of  God." 

I  Cor.  ii.  12. 

INTERNAL  Spirit,  we  confess 
^  And  sing  the  wonders  of  thy  grace  ; 
Thy  power  conveys  our  blessings  down 
From  God  the  Father  and  the  Son. 


2  Enlightened  by  thy  heavenly  ray, 
Our  shades  and  darkness  turn  to  day; 
Thine  inward  teachings  make  us  know 
Our  danger  and  our  refuge,  too. 


3  Thy  power  and  glory  work  within, 
And  break  the  chains  of  reigning  sin ; 
All  our  imperious  lusts  subdue, 
And  form  our  wretched  hearts  anew. 


4  The   troubled   conscience    knows    thy 
voice, 
Thy  cheering  words  awake  our  joys ; 
Thy  words  allay  the  stormy  wind, 
And  calm  the  surges  of  the  mind. 


2l6  THE    HOLY    SPIRIT. 

219  Tune — Ortonville.         C.  M. 

"Know  ye  not  that  ye  are  the  temple  of  God 
and  that  the  Spirit  of  God  dwelleth  in  youV 

I  Cor.  iii.  16. 

FOREVER  blessed  be  the  Lord, 
f       My  Saviour  and  my  shield ! 
He  sends  his  Spirit  with  his  word, 
To  arm  me  for  the  field. 

2  When  sin  and  hell  their  force  unite, 
He  makes  my  soul  his  care  ; 

Instructs  me  in  the  heav'nly  fight, 
And  guards  me  through  the  war. 

3  A  friend  and  helper  so  divine 
My  fainting  hope  shall  raise ; 

He  makes  the  glorious  vict'ry  mine, 
And  his  shall  be  the  praise. 

220  Tbnc— JPaoli.  S.  P.  M. 

14  In  whom  also,  after  that  ye  believed,  ye  were 
sealed  with  the  Holy  Spirit  of  promise." 

Eph    i.  13. 

T  ORD  Jesus,  glorified, 

**     At  God  the  Father's  side, 
From  Thee  the  Holy  Ghost  hath  come; 

Seal  of  Thy  sacrifice, 

Accepted  in  the  skies, 
Seal  of  our  peace,  guide  to  our  home. 


THE    HOLY    SPIRIT.  217 

2  Blest  Comforter  !  we  know 
His  presence,  as  we  go, 

With  wary  feet,  earth's  snares  among; 
The  strangers  voice  refuse, 
And  still  the  old  paths  choose, 

Led  by  His  light  our  way  along. 

3  He  by  His  might  within 
Gives  victory  over  sin, 

And  Satan's  wiles  to  see  and  shun ; 
He  draws  from  founts  above 
Such  earnest  sweets  of  love, 

Tis  heaven's  own  fellowship  begun. 

4  He  makes  the  weak  His  care, 
Inclines  the  strong  to  bear, 

The  members  fitly  joins  in  one  ; 

Knit  in  one  bond  of  love, 

Knit  to  the  Head  above, 
Flesh  of  His  flesh,  bone  of  His  bone. 

221  Tune — Carmelhill.     L.  C.  M. 

"Now  He  which,  stabUsheth  us  with  you  in 
Christ,  and  hath  anointed  us,  is  God;  who  hath 
also  sealed  us.  and  given  the  earnest  of  the 
Spirit  in  our  hearts." 

3  Cor.  i.  31,  32. 

AUR  Father:  we  adore  and  praise 
^     Thy  name,  for    all  thy  wondrous 
grace 
To  us  in  Jesus  shown ; 


2l8  THE    HOLY    SPIRIT. 

For  all  the  gifts  and  blessings  shed 
From  Christ,  our   Saviour,  Lord   and 
Head, 
Exalted  to  thy  throne. 

2  The  promised  Comforter  bestowed, 
Now  dwells  in  all  the  sons  of  God, 

And  seals  them  thus  Thine  own ; 
Through  Him  we  "  Abba,  Father,"  cry, 
With  filial  love  to  Thee  draw  nigh, 

And  worship  at  Thy  throne. 

3  Oh !  grant  renewings  of  His  grace, 
That  all  Thy  glory  in  the  face 

Of  Jesus  we  may  see; 
And,  as  with  unveiled  face  we  view 
That  glory,  to  His  image  true 

We  may  conformed  be. 

4  Now   may  He   take   of  Christ's,    and 

show, 
Till  love,  and  joy,  and  praise  o'erflow, 

In  each  renewed  heart; 
There  may  He  shed  abroad  Thy  love, 
And  there,  ungrieved,  Thy  Holy  Dove 

His  heavenly  peace  impart. 


THE    HOLY    SPIRIT.  219 

222  Tunc—  Heber.  C.  M. 

44  Grieve  not  the  Holy  Spirit  of  God,  whereby  ye 

are  sealed  unto  the  day  of  redemption." 

Eph.  iv.  30. 

HPHE  Dove  that  once  on  Jesus  sat 
*      Can  now  with  us  abide, 
Revealing  God  the  Father's  face 
In  Jesus  glorified. 

2  Take  heed,  my  soul,  and  watch  and 

pray, 
Lest  thou  the  Spirit  grieve, 
Who   makes   thee   know  the  Father's 

love, 
And  in  the  Son  believe. 

3  Hail  Father,  Son  and  Holy  Ghost, 

In  love  and  council  one ; 
This  threefold  cord,  this  rock  is  ours, 
How  shall  we  be  undone  ? 

223  Thine— Dundee.  C.  M. 

"And  hereby  we  know  that  He  abideth  in  us, 
by  the  Spirit  which  he  hath  given  us." 

I  John  iii.  24. 

THE  Holy  Spirit  of  our  God, 
■■■      Descending  from  above, 
Now    fills    the    heart,    through    Jesus' 
blood, 
With  faith  and  hope  and  love. 


220  THE    HOLY    SPIRIT. 

2  He  comforteth  the  heavy  heart, 

By  sin  and  grief  oppressed; 
He  to  the  dead  doth  life  impart, 
And  to  the  weary  rest. 

3  His  sweet  communion  charms  the  soul, 

And  gives  true  peace  and  joy ; 
Which  Satan's  power  can  ne'er  control, 
Nor  all  his  wiles  destroy. 

224  fune—  Nunda.         L.  M.  D. 

"The  Comforter,  which  is  the  Holy  Ghost,  whom 
the  Father  will  send  in  my  name,  He  shall 
teach  you  all  things,  and  bring  all  things  to 
your  remembrance,  whatsoever  I  have  said 
unto  you." 

John  xiv,  26. 

Ty~E  are  not  left  to  walk  alone, 
' '     The  Spirit  of  our  God  hath  come, 
Forever  with  us  to  abide, 
Our  Teacher,  Comforter  and  Guide. 
Thus,  with  His  gracious  presence  blest, 
We  press  toward  our  heavenly  rest ; 
Hasting  the  dreary  desert  through, 
With  our  eternal  home  in  view. 

2  Jesus,  the  Father's  only  Son, 
Jesus,  His  own  beloved  One, 
Jesus,  now  seated  at  His  side, 
Hath    claimed    us    for    His    own,  His 
bride. 


THE    HOLY    SPIRIT.  221 

Of  Him  and  His  the  Spirit  tells, 
Upon  His  love  He  sweetly  dwells; 
And,  while  we  listen  to  His  voice, 
We  wonder,  worship  and  rejoice. 

3  He  teaches  us  the  Father's  grace, 
Reveals  to  us  the  Saviour's  face, 
And  doth  to  all  our  hearts  declare 
The  glory  it  is  ours  to  share. 
Our  every  sorrow  be  forgot, 
The  joys  of  earth  be  heeded  not ; 
The  Comforter  is  come,  and  we 
Shall  soon  with  our  Beloved  be. 

225  Tune— Wesley.         S.  M.  D. 

4 'When  the  Comforter  is  come,  whom  I  will  send 
unto  you  from  the  Father,  even  the  Spirit  of 
truth,  which  proceedeth  from  the  Father,  He 
shall  testify  of  me." 

John  xv.  26. 

AUR  Father  and  our  God ! 
"     We  bless  Thy  sacred  name; 
The  promises  to  us  fulfilled, 

Thy  faithfulness  proclaim ; 
Through  Jesus  glorified, 

The  Holy  Ghost  hath  come, 
To  raise,  within  Thy  children's  breast, 

The  earnest  of  their  home. 
2  The  treasures,  that  are  found 

In  Jesus,  He  displays : 
He  wins  our  hearts  by  Jesus'  love, 

To  love  of  Jesus'  ways; 


222  THE    HOLY   SPIRIT. 

And  by  His  power  constrained, 

The  witness  round  we  give 
Of  Jesus  and  His  sacrifice, 

Through  whom  the  dead  may  live. 
3   He  by  Thy  faithful  word, 

Sheds  on  our  pathway  light ; 
And  He  upon  Thy  people's  hearts 

That  holy  word  doth  write. 
The  promises  to  us  become 

To  us  a  portion  sure ; 
And,  in  the  hope  of  things  to  come, 

We  by  His  might  endure. 

226  Turn—  Evan.  C.  M. 

"The  Spirit  itself  beareth    witness  with  our 
spirit,  that  we  are  the  children  of  God." 

Rom.  viii.  16. 

A  LORD,  we  lean  upon  Thy  breast, 
"     The  sure  repose  of  faith, 
Finding  our  soul's  enduring  rest 
In  what  Thy  Spirit  saith. 

2  He  witnessed  to  the  constant  guilt 

That  marked  the  path  we  trod ; 
He  witnessed  that  Thy  blood  was  spilt 
To  bring  us  near  to  God. 

3  He  turned  our  eyes  to  Thee  above, 

He  showed  us  our  release ; 
He    brought    the    message    from    the 
throne 
Of  mercy,  grace  and  peace. 


THE    HOLY    SPIRIT.  223 

4  In  songs  of  praise  we  will  record 
These  mercies,  while  we  live ; 
And,  in  Thy  presence,  gracious  Lord, 
To  Thee  all  glory  give. 

227  Turn— -Marx,      8s,  8s  &  7s. 

44  All  these  worketh  that  one  and  the  self-same 
Spirit,  dividing  to  every  man  severally  as  He 

I  Cor.  xii.  2. 

TIT  HAT  a  precious  boon  from  heaven 
V       In  the  Comforter  is  given, 

As  the  Guardian  of  the  soul ! 
Through  His  influence,  believing, 
Light  and  love  and  joy  receiving, 

Now  we  feel  His  blest  control ! 

2  Yes,  'tis  He  that  safely  leads  us ; 
With  the  Bread  of  Heaven  he  feeds  us; 

Chases  darkness  from  the  mind; 
Makes  the  things  of  Jesus  clearer, 
Brings  the  scenes  of  heaven  nearer, 

With  an  influence  ever  kind. 

3  O  how  tenderly  He  loves  us ! 
O  how  gently  He  reproves  us ! 

Ever  watchful,  ever  true. 
Of  infirmities  He  heals  us, 
By  His  witnessing  He  seals  us — 

Bears  us  on  life's  journey  through. 


2  24  THE    HOLY    SPIRIT. 

4  He  is  near  in  hours  of  gladness, 
He  is  near  in  times  of  sadness, 

As  a  sympathizing  Friend. 
When  the  heart  with  grief  is  breaking, 
He  is  calmly,  kindly  speaking, 

Till  heaven's  joys  their  solace  send. 

228  Thne— Balekma.  C.  M. 

"Ye  have  received  the  Spirit  of  adoption." 

Rom.  viii.  15. 

THE  Holy  Comforter  has  come — 
^      We  know  his  presence  here — 
Our  hearts  would  now  no  longer  roam, 
But  bow  in  filial  fear. 

2  This  breathing  tenderness  of  love, 

This  hush  of  solemn  power ; 
'Tis  heaven  descending  from  above, 
To  fill  this  favor'd  hour. 

3  How  excellent  the  truth  appears, 

How  sweet  the  song  we  raise ! 
E'en  grief  sits  smiling  in  her  tears, 
And  lifts  her  soul  in  praise. 

4  No  more  let  sin  our  hearts  deceive, 

Nor  earthly  cares  betray, 
Lest  we  the  Comforter  should  grieve 
Who  deigns  with  us  to  stay. 


THE    HOLY    SPIRIT.  225 

229  Tune— Windham.  L.  M. 

"Except  a  man  be  born  of  water  and  of  the 
Spirit,  He  can  not  enter  into  the  kingdom  of 
God." 

John  iii.  5. 

TOOK  down,  O  Lord,    with  pitying 

u     eye, 

See  Adam's  race  in  ruin  lie ; 

Sin  spreads  its  trophies  o'er  the  ground, 

And  scatters  slaughtered  heaps  around. 

2  And  can  these  mouldering  corpses  live  ? 
And  can  these  perished  bones  revive  ? 
That  mighty  God,  to  Thee  is  known : 
That  wondrous  work  is  all  Thine  own. 

3  Thy  ministers  are  sent  in  vain 
To  prophesy  upon  the  slain ; 

In  vain  they  call,  in  vain  they  cry, 
Till  Thine  almighty  aid  is  nigh. 

4  But  if  Thy  Spirit  deign  to  breathe, 
Life  spreads  through  all  the  realms  of 

death, 
Dry  bones  obey  Thy  powerful  voice ; 
They  move,  they  waken,  they  rejoice. 


15 


226  THE    HOLY    SPIRIT. 

230  Tune— St.  Martin's        C.  M. 

44  When  He  the  Spirit  of  truth  is  come,  He  will 
guide  you  iuto  all  truth." 

John  xvi.  13. 

THE  Spirit  breathes  upon  the  word, 
*      And  brings  the  truth  to  sight ; 
Precepts  and  promises  afford 
A  sanctifying  light. 

2  A  glory  gilds  the  sacred  page, 

Majestic,  like  the  sun ; 
It  gives  a  light  to  every  age, 
It  gives,  but  borrows  none. 

3  The  hand  that  gave  it  still  supplies 

The  gracious  light  and  heat : 
His  truths  upon  the  nations  rise ; 
They  rise,  but  never  set. 

4  Let  everlasting  thanks  be  Thine, 

For  such  a  bright  display, 
As  makes  a  world  of  darkness  shins 
With  beams  of  heavenly  day. 


My  soul  rejoices  to  pursue 
The  steps  of  Him  I  love, 

Till  glory  breaks  upon  my  view 
In  brighter  worlds  above. 


THE    HOLY    SPIRIT.  227 

231  Tune—  Naomi.  C.  M. 
"  Quench  not  the  Spirit." 

I  Thess.  v.  19. 

QUENCH   not   the   Spirit   of  the 
Lord, 
The  Holy  One  from  heav'n ; 
The  Comforter,  belov'd,  ador'd, 
To  man  in  mercy  giv'n. 

2  Quench  not  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord : 

He  will  not  always  strive : 
O  tremble  at  that  awful  word ; 
Sinner !  awake  and  live. 

3  Quench  not  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord, 

It  is  thine  only  hope : 
O  let  his  aid  be  now  implor'd ; 
Let  pray'r  be  lifted  up. 

4  Grieve  not  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord, 

Heirs  of  redeeming  grace; 
With  grateful  hearts  his  love  record, 
Whose  presence  fills  the  place. 

232  Thru—  Rochester.         C.  M. 

44  Now  the  God  of  hope  fill  you  with  all  joy  and 
peace  in  believing,  that  ye  may  abound  in 
hope,  through  the  power  of  the  Holy  Ghost." 

Rom.  xv.  13. 

AH,  Holy  Spirit,  Heavenly  Dove, 
^     With  all  thy  quickening  powers, 
Revive  a  flame  of  sacred  love 
In  these  cold  hearts  of  ours. 


228  THE    HOLY    SPIRIT. 

2  Look,  how  we  grovel  here  below, 

Fond  of  these  trifling  toys ! 
Our  souls  can  neither  fly  nor  go 
To  reach  eternal  joys. 

3  In  vain  we  tune  our  formal  songs ; 

In  vain  we  strive  to  rise : 
Hosannas  languish  on  our  tongues, 
And  our  devotion  dies. 

4  Dear  Lord !  and  shall  we  ever  live 

At  this  poor  dying  rate  ? 
Our  love  so  faint,  so  cold  to  thee, 
And  thine  to  us  so  great  ? 

5  Work  Holy  Spirit,  heavenly  Dove, 

With  all  thy  quickening  powers ! 
Now  shed  abroad  a  Saviour's  love, 
And  that  shall  kindle  ours. 


THE  BELIEVERS    STANDING.  229 


The  Believer's  Standing. 


233  Tune— Athens.        C.  M.  D. 

"By  whom  also  we  have  access  by  faith  into 
this  grace  wherein  we  stand,  and  rejoice  in 
hope  of  the  glory  of  God." 

Rom.  v.  2. 

T  STAND ;  but  not  as  once  I  did, 
*     Beneath  my  load  of  guilt ; 
The  blessed  Jesus  bore  it  all — 

For  me  His  blood  was  spilt. 
Oh  !  bless  the  Lord  !     Exalt  his  name  ! 

He  gave  himself  for  me  ; 
He  died  upon  Mount  Calvary's  cross, 

To  set  poor  sinners  free. 

2  I  stand ;  but  not  on  Calvary's  Mount, 

With  arms  around  the  cross ; 
I  have  been  there,  and  left  behind 

Earth's  pleasures,  joys  and  dross. 
Oh  !  bless  the  Lord  !   I  do  believe 

That  Jesus  died  for  sin ; 
That  on  the  cross  He  shed  his  blood, 

To  make  poor  sinners  clean. 


230         THE   BELIEVER  S  STANDING. 

3  I  stand ;  but  not  beside  the  grave 

Where  once  my  Lord  did  lie ; 
The  cross  and  grave  are  left  behind, 

And  Christ  is  gone  on  high. 
Oh !  bless  the  Lord !  He  buried  sin ! 

He  left  it  in  the  grave ; 
And  He  has  proved  himself  The  Strong, 

Who  died  and  rose  to  save. 

4  I  stand ;  e'en  now  where  He  appears, 

In  union  with  my  Lord ; 
In    Him    I'm    saved.     O     wondrous 
thought ! 

I  read  it  in  His  word. 
Oh !  bless  the  Lord !  with  Him  I'm  one, 

In  Him  we  are  complete ; 
We  live  by  faith !  but  soon  in  sight 

Our  coming  Christ  we'll  greet. 

234  Tune—  Neah.  S.  M.  D. 

"Now  in  Christ  Jesus,  ye  who  sometime  were 
far  off,  are  made  nigh  by  the  blood  of  Christ; 
for  He  is  our  peace." 

Eph.  ii.  13. 

T  HEAR  the  words  of  love; 
*     I  gaze  upon  the  blood ; 
I  see  the  mighty  sacrifice, 

And  I  have  peace  with  God. 
'Tis  everlasting  peace, 

Sure  as  Jehovah's  name ; 
Tis  stable  as  His  steadfast  throne — 

For  evermore  the  same. 


THE  BELIEVERS   STANDING.  23 1 

2  My  love  is  ofttimes  low ; 

My  joy  still  ebbs  and  flows; 
But  peace  with  Him  remains  the  same: 

No  change  Jehovah  knows. 
I  change — He  changes  not ; 

Our  Christ  can  never  die ; 
His  truth — not  mine — the  resting  place; 

His  love — not  mine — the  tie. 

3  And  yonder  is  my  peace — 

The  grave  of  all  my  woes; 
I  know  the  Son  of  God  has  come — 

I  know  He  died  and  rose. 
I  know  He  liveth  now 

In  yonder  heaven  of  love ; 
And  He  will  quickly  come  again 

To  carry  me  above. 

235  Tune—  Bealoth.       S.  M.  D. 

"  Their  sins  and  their  iniquities  will  I  remember 

no  more." 

Heb.  viii.  1a. 

T  HEAR  the  accuser  roar 

*     Of  ills  that  I  have  done : 

I  know  them  well  and  thousands  more: 

Jehovah  findeth  none. 
Sin,  Satan,  death,  press  near 

To  harass  and  appall : 
Let  but  my  bleeding  Lord  appear, 

Backward  they  go  and  fall. 


232         THE  BELIEVER  S   STANDING. 

2  Before,  behind,  around, 

They  set  their  fierce  array, 
To  fight  and  force  me  from  my  ground 

Along  Immanuers  way. 
I  meet  them  face  to  face, 

Through  Jesus'  conquest  blest, 
March  in  the  triumph  of  His  grace, 

Right  onward  to  my  rest. 

3  There,  in  His  book,  I  bear 

More  than  a  conqueror's  name, 
A  soldier,  son  and  fellow-heir 

Who  fought  and  overcame. 
His  be  the  victor's  name 

Who  fought  the  fight  alone : 
Triumphant  saints  no  honor  claim, 

His  conquest  was  their  own. 

236  Tu?ie—  Arlington.         C.  M. 

44  There  is,  therefore,  now  no  condemnation  to 

them  which  are  in  Christ  Jesus.' ' 

Rom.  viii.  1. 

4t\TO  condemnation!" — O  my  soul, 
*■*      'Tis  God  that  speaks  the  word ; 
.  Perfect  in  comeliness  art  thou 
In  Christ  thy  risen  Lord. 

2  In  heaven  His  blood  for  ever  speaks 
In  God  the  Father's  ear; 
His  church  the  jewels  on  His  heart 
Jesus  will  ever  bear. 


THE  BELIEVER  S   STANDING.  233 

3  "  No  condemnation  !"  precious  word  ! 

Consider  it,  my  soul ; 
Thy  sins  were  all  on  Jesus  laid, 
His  stripes  have  made  thee  whole. 

4  Teach  us,  O  God,  to  fix  our  eyes 

On  Christ  the  spotless  Lamb ; 
So  shall  we  love  Thy  gracious  will 
And  glorify  Thy  name. 

237  Tune—  Latour.  C.  M. 

44  Thou  wilt  keep  him  in  perfect  peace,  whose 
mind  is  stayed  on  thee." 

Isa.  xxvi.  3. 

A  MIND    at    "  perfect   peace"    with 
God- 
On,  what  a  word  is  this  ! 
A  sinner  reconciled  through  blood — 
This,  this,  indeed,  is  peace ! 

2  By  nature  and  by  practice  far — 

How  very  far  from  God ! 
Yet  now  by  grace  brought  nigh  to  him, 
Through  faith  in  Jesus'  blood. 

3  So  nigh,  so  very  nigh  to  God, 

I  can  not  nearer  be ; 
For  in  the  person  of  His  Son, 
I  am  as  near  as  he. 

4  So  dear,  so  very  dear  to  God, 

More  dear  I  can  not  be ; 
The  love  wherewith  he  loves  the  Son — 
Such  is  his  love  to  me  ! 


234       THS  believer's  standing. 

5  Why  should  I  ever  careful  be, 
Since  such  a  God  is  mine  ? 
He  watches  o'er  me  night  and  day, 
And  tells  me  "  mine  is  thine." 

238  Tune—  Rest.  L.  M. 

"Thou  art  all  fair,  my  love;  there  is  no  spot  in 
thee  " 

Song  of  Sol.  iv.  7. 

JUST  as  Thou   art — how    wondrous 
fair, 
Lord  Jesus,  all  Thy  members  are ! 
A  life  divine  to  them  is  given — 
A  long  inheritance  in  heaven. 

2  Just  as  I  was  I  came  to  Thee, 
An  heir  of  wrath  and  misery ; 
Just  as  Thou  art  before  the  Throne, 
I  stand  in  righteousness  Thine  own. 

3  Just  as  Thou  art — how  wondrous  free : 
Loosed  by  the  sorrows  of  the  tree  : 
Jesus !  the  curse,  the  wrath  were  Thine, 
To  give  Thy  saints  this  life  divine. 

4  Just  as  Thou  art — nor  doubt,  nor  fear, 
Can  with  Thy  spotlessness  appear ; 

O  timeless  love !  as  Thee,  I'm  seen 
The  "  righteousness  of  God  in  Him." 

5  Just  as  Thou  art — Thou  Lamb  divine! 
Life,  light  and  holiness  are  Thine  : 
Thyself  their  endless  source  I  see, 
And  they  the  life  of  God  in  me. 


THE  BELIEVER  S   STANDING.  235 

6  Just  as  Thou  art — O  blissful  ray- 
That  turned  my  darkness  into  day ! 
That  woke  me  from  my  death  of  sin, 
To  know  my  perfectness  in  Him. 

239  Hine— Heber.  C.  M. 

44  Both  He  that  sanctifieth  and  they  who  are 
sanctified  are  all  of  one :  for  which  cause  He 
is  not  ashamed  to  call  them  brethren." 

Hcb.  ii.  11 . 

LORD  Jesus,  are  we  one  with  Thee  ? 
O  height,  O  depth  of  love ! 
With  Thee  we  died  upon  the  tree 
In  Thee  we  live  above. 

2  Such  was  Thy  grace  that  for  our  sake 

Thou  didst  from  Heav'n  come  down, 
Our  mortal  flesh  and  blood  partake, 
In  all  our  misery  one. 

3  Our  sins,  our  guilt,  in  love  divine 

Confessed  and  borne  by  Thee  ; 
The   gall,    the   curse,   the  wrath   were 
Thine, 
To  set  Thy  members  free. 

4  Ascended  now,  in  glory  bright, 

Still  one  with  us  Thou  art; 
Nor   life,    nor   death,    nor   depth,  nor 
height 
Thy  saints  and  Thee  can  part. 


236         THE  BELIEVER'S   STANDING. 

5   O  teach  us,  Lord,  to  know  and  own 
This  wondrous  mystery : 
That  Thou  art  truly  one  with  us, 
And  .we  are  one  with  Thee. 
5  Soon,  soon  shall  come  that  glorious  day 
When,  seated  on  Thy  throne, 
Thou  shalt  to  wondering  worlds  display 
That  Thou  with  us  art  one. 

240        Tune— Solid  Rock.  L.  M. 

44  Thou  wilt  cast  all  their  sins  into  the  depths  of 

the  sea." 

Mic.  vii.  19. 

rjH,  glorious  grace  !  nor  spot,  nor  stain, 
^     Is  seen  on  God's  adopted  child ; 
Jesus,  who  died  and  rose  again, 
The  holy,  harmless,  undefiled, 
For  us,  within  the  holiest  gone, 
Now  stands  before  the  Father's  throne. 

2  My  Saviour  died  upon  the  tree, 

And  sank  for  me  beneath  the  flood ! 
My  sins  are  cast  into  the  sea 

Of  love,  of  sorrow  and  of  blood ; 
Perfect  in  Jesus'  sacrifice, 
My  sins  against  me  ne'er  shall  rise. 

3  My  God,  I  give  Thee  of  Thine  own, 

A  heart  by  Jesus'  cross  subdued ; 
Polluted  once,  a  heart  of  stone, 

By  Thy  good  Spirit  now  renewed ; 
Oh  !  may  it,  by  that  Spirit,  be 
Kept  as  a  temple  pure  for  Thee. 


THE  BELIEVER'S   STANDING.  237 

241  Tune — Watcher.       7s  &  6s. 

11  Who  His  own  self  bare  our  sins  in  His  own 
body  on  the  tree." 

I  Pet.  ii.  24. 

T  LAY  my  sins  on  Jesus, 

*     The  spotless  Lamb  of  God; 

He  bears  them  all,  and  frees  us 

From  the  accursed  load : 
I  bring  my  guilt  to  Jesus, 

To  wash  my  crimson  stains 
White  in  His  blood  most  precious, 

Till  not  a  spot  remains. 

2  I  lay  my  wants  on  Jesus — 

All  fullness  dwells  in  Him ; 
He  healeth  my  diseases, 

He  doth  my  soul  redeem  : 
I  lay  my  griefs  on  Jesus, 

My  burdens  and  my  cares; 
He  from  them  all  releases, 

He  all  my  sorrow  shares. 

3  I  long  to  be  like  Jesus, 

Meek,  loving,  lowly,  mild ; 
I  long  to  be  like  Jesus, 

The  Father's  holy  Child  : 
I  long  to  be  with  Jesus 

Amid  the  heavenly  throng, 
To  sing  with  saints  His  praises, 

And  learn  the  angel's  song. 


238         THE  BELIEVER'S   STANDING. 

242  Tune— Wales.  8s  &  4s. 

11  Having  therefore,  brethren,  boldness  to  enter 
into  the  holiest  by  the  blood  of  Jesns — Where- 
fore Jesus  also,  that  He  might  sanctify  the 
people  with  His  own  blood,  suffered  without 

the  gate." 

Heb.  x.  19;  xiii.  12. 

THROUGH     Thy     precious     body 
*      broken 

Inside  the  Vail. 
Oh,  what  words  to  sinners  spoken — 

Inside  the  Vail. 
Precious,  as  the  blood  that  bought  us ; 
Perfect,  as  the  love  that  sought  us ; 
Holy,  as  the  Lamb  that  brought  us, 

Inside  the  Vail. 

2  When  we  see  Thy  love  unshaken, 

Outside  the  Camp. 
Scorn'd  by  man,  by  God  forsaken, 

Outside  the  Camp. 
Thy  lov'd  cross  alone  can  charm  us ; 
Shame  doth  now  no  more  alarm  us ; 
Glad  we  follow,  nought  can  harm  us, 

Outside  the  Camp. 

3  Lamb  of  God,  through  Thee  we  enter 

Inside  the  Vail. 
Cleansed  by  Thee,  we  boldly  venture 
Inside  the  Vail. 


THE  BELIEVER'S  STANDING.  239 

Not  a  stain ;  a  new  creation  ; 
Ours  is  such  a  full  salvation ; 
Low  we  bow  in  adoration, 

Inside  the  Vail. 

4  Unto  Thee,  the  homeless  stranger, 

Outside  the  Camp, 
Forth  we  hasten,  fear  no  danger, 

Outside  the  Camp. 
Thy  reproach,  far  richer  treasure 
Than  all  Egypt's  boasted  pleasure ; 
Drawn  by  love  that  knows  no  measure, 

Outside  the  Camp. 

5  Soon  Thy  saints  shall  all  be  gather'd 

Inside  the  Vail. 
All  at  home — no  more  be  scatter' d — 

Inside  the  Vail. 
Nought   from   Thee   our   hearts   shall 

sever ; 
We  shall  see  Thee,  grieve  Thee  never; 
"  Praise   the  Lamb !"  shall  sound  for 
ever, 

Inside  the  Vail. 

243  7\ine— Departure.        P.  M. 

"Rest  in  the  Lord,  and  wait  patiently  for  Him." 

Ps.  xxxvii.  7. 

TESUS,  I  rest  in  thee, 
^      In  thee  myself  I  hide; 

Laden  with  guilt  and  misery, 


240         THE  BELIEVER  S   STANDING. 

Where  can  I  rest  beside  ? 
,rTis  on  thy  meek  and  lowly  breast 
My  weary  soul  alone  I  rest. 

2  Thou  Holy  One  of  God, 

The  Father  rests  in  thee : 
And  in  the  savor  of  that  blood, 

Which  speaks  to  him  for  me, 
The  curse  is  gone — through  thee  I'm 

blest ; 
God  rests  in  thee — in  thee  I  rest. 

3  The  slave  of  sin  and  fear, 

The  truth  my  bondage  broke; 
My  happy  spirit  loves  to  wear 

Thy  light  and  easy  yoke ; 
Thy  lov£  which  fills  my  grateful  breast, 

Makes  duty  joy,  and  labor  rest. 

4  Soon  the  bright  glorious  day, 

The  rest  of  God  shall  come, 
Sorrow  and  sin  shall  pass  away, 

And  I  shall  reach  my  home ; 
There  of  the  promised  land  possess'd, 
My  soul  shall  know  eternal  rest. 


THE  BELIEVER  S   STANDING.  24 1 

244  Tune — Switzer.         8s  &  7s. 

44  Thou  wast  slain,  and  hast  redeemed  us  to  God 
by  Thy  blood  out  of  every  kindred,  and  tongue, 
and  people,  and  nation;  and  hast  made  us 
unto  our  God  kings  and  priests :  and  we  shall 
reign  on  the  earth." 

Rev.  v.  9,  10. 

MANY  sons  to  glory  bringing, 
"'    God  shows  forth  his  heavenly  name: 
On  we  march,  in  chorus  singing, 
"Worthy  the  ascended  Lamb!" 

2  God  who  gave  his  Son  to  save  us — 

God  looks  down  in  perfect  love ; 
Clouds  may  seem  to  pass  between  us — 
There's  no  change  in  Him  above. 

3  Though  the  restless  foe  accuses, 

Sins  recounting  like  a  flood, 
Every  charge  our  God  refuses : 

Christ  hath  answer'd  with  his  blood. 

4  In  the  refuge  God  provided 

(Though    the     world's     destruction 
lowers) 
We  are  safe :  to  Christ  confided, 
Everlasting  life  is  ours. 

5  And,  ere  long,  when  come  to  glory, 

We  shall  sing  a  well  known  strain, 
This — the  never-ending  story, 

"  Worthy  is  the  Lamb  once  slain !" 
16 


242         THE  BELIEVER  S    STANDING. 

245  Tune — Anvern.  L.  M. 
"  Ye  are  complete  in  Him." 

Col.  ii.  10. 

COMPLETE    in   thee,  no   work   of 

^     mine 

May   take,    dear    Lord,   the   place   of 

thine ; 
Thy  blood  has  pardon  bought  for  me, 
And  I  am  now  complete  in  thee. 

2  Complete  in  thee — no  more  shall  sin, 
Thy  grace  has  conquered, reign  within; 
Thy  voice  will  bid  the  tempter  flee, 
And  I  shall  stand  complete  in  thee. 

3  Complete  in  thee — each  want  supplied, 
And  no  good  thing  to  me  denied, 
Since  thou  my  portion,  Lord,  wilt  be, 

I  ask  no  more — complete  in  thee. 

4  Complete  in  thee,  forever  blest, 

Of  all  thy  fulness,  Lord,  possessed, 
Thy  praise  throughout  eternity — 
Thy  love  I'll  sing,  complete  in  thee. 

246  Tune— Wareham.  C.  M. 

44 He  was  wounded  for  our  transgressions;  He 
was  bruised  for  our  iniquities:  the  chastise- 
ment of  our  peace  was  upon  Him ;  and  with 
His  stripes  we  are  healed.'' 

Isa.  liii.  5. 

T  KSUS,  what  burdens  bowed  thy  head, 
**      Our  load  was  laid  on  thee ; 
Thou  stoodest  in  the  sinner's  stead, 


THE  BELIEVER  S   STANDING.  243 

To  bear  all  ill  for  me ; 
A  victim  led,  thy  blood  was  shed, 
Now  there's  no  load  for  me. 

2  Death  and  the  curse  were  in  our  cup — 

Jesus!  'twas  full  for  thee; 
But  thou  hast  drained  the  last  dark  drop, 

'Tis  empty  now  for  me. 
That  bitter  cup,  love  drank  it  up, 

Now,  life  and  peace  for  me. 

3  Jehovah  lifted  up  his  rod, 

Jesus!  it  fell  on  thee! 
Thou  wast  sore  stricken  of  thy  God — 

There's  not  one  stroke  for  me ; 
Thy  tears,  thy  blood,  beneath  it  flowed— 

Thy  bruising  healeth  me. 

4  The  tempest's  awful  voice  was  heard — 

Jesus  !  it  broke  on  thee ! 
Thy  open  bosom  was  my  ward, 

It  braved  the  storm  for  me  ; 
Thy  form  wasscarr'd,  thy  visage  marr'd, 

Now  cloudless  peace  for  me. 

247  Tune— Detroit.  S.  M. 

"He  that  is  joined  unto  the  Lord  is  one  Spirit." 

1  Cor.  vi.  17. 

4CANE  spirit  with  the  Lord;" 
^     O  blessed,  wondrous  word  ! 

What    heavenly     light,     what    power 
divine, 
Doth  that  sweet  word  afford! 


244      THE  believer's  standing. 

2  "  One  spirit  with  the  Lord  ;" 

The  Father's  smile  of  love 
Rests  ever  on  the  members  here, 
As  on  the  Head  above. 

3  "  One  spirit  with  the  Lord ;" 

Jesus,  the  glorified, 
Esteems  the  church  for  which  He  bled, 
His  body  and  His  bride. 

4  And  though  by  storms  assail'd, 

And  though  by  trials  press'd, 
Jesus,  our  Lord,  will  bear  us  up 
Right  onward  to  the  rest. 

5  There  we  shall  drink  the  stream 

Of  endless  bliss  above ; 
There  we  shall  know,  without  a  cloud, 
His  full  unbounded  love. 

248   Tune — Millennium  Song.  7s  &  6s. 

"He  hath  made  with  me  an  everlasting  coven- 
ant, ordered  in  all  things  and  sure :  for  this  is 
all  my  salvation  and  all  my  desire." 

2  Sam.  xxiii.  5. 

AUR  God  is  our  salvation, 
^     Our  refuge  in  distress, 
What  earthly  tribulation 

Can  shake  our  steadfast  peace  ? 
The  ground  of  our  profession 

Is  Jesus  and  His  blood; 
He  gives  us  the  possession 

Of  everlasting  good. 


THE  BELIEVER'S   STANDING.  245 

2  We  know  no  condemnation, 

No  law  that  speaks  despair ! 
And  Satan's  accusation, 

With  Christ,  we  need  not  fear. 
For  us  there  is  provided 

A  city  fair  and  new, 
To  it  we  shall  be  guided — 

Jerusalem's  in  view ! 

3  Our  portion  there  is  lying, 

A  destined  heavenly  lot ; 
And  though  we're  daily  dying, 

Our  portion  withers  not. 
The  heart  within  us  leapeth, 

And  can  not  down  be  cast, 
Since  with  our  God  it  keepeth 

Its  never-ending  feast. 

249  Tune — Leader.     8s,  7s  &  4s. 

44 Having  forgiven  you  all  trespasses;  blotting 
out  the  hand-writing  of  ordinances  that  was 
against  us,  which  was  contrary  to  us,  and 
took  it  out  of  the  way,  nailing  it  to  His 
cross." 

Col.  ii.  14. 

OH  !  what  life  and  benediction 
All  around  the  cross  I  see ! 
Death  and  sin  in  crucifixion — 
Hell  impaled  upon  the  tree. 

Heir  of  glory ! 
Wondrous  work  for  thee,  for  me ! 


246         THE  BELIEVER'S   STANDING. 

2  From  the  grave  I  see  a  glory, 

Oft  it  lights  my  anxious  eye, 
There  I  read  the  blissful  story 
Of  a  life  no  more  to  die : 

And  believing, 
See  my  portion  in  the  sky. 

3  Within  the  vail  I  see  a  splendor 

Resting  on  the  Lord  divine, 
Telling  me  that  every  member 
Ransom'd  from  the  ills  of  time, 

Will  for  ever 
In  His  glorious  likeness  shine. 

4  Heir  of  glory !  incorruption 

Never  can  be  lost  to  thee, 
Since  He  made  a  full  destruction 
Of  thy  sins  upon  the  tree. 

Heir  of  glory ! 
What  a  hope  for  thee  and  me  ! 

250         Time— Silver  Street.       S.  M. 

"That  by  two  immutable  things,  in  which  it 
was  impossible  for  God  to  lie,  we  might  have 
a  strong  consolation,  who  have  fled  for  refuge 
to  lay  hold  upon  the  hope  before  us.M 

Heb.  vi.  iS. 

WHY  should  I  sorrow  more! 
"  *       I  trust  a  Saviour  slain, 
And  safe  beneath   His  sheltering  cross, 
Unmoved  I  shall  remain. 


THE  BELIEVER  S   STANDING.  247 

2  Let  Satan  and  the  world 
Now  rage  or  now  allure  j 

The  promises  in  Christ  are  made 
Immutable  and  sure. 

3  The  oath  infallible 

Is  now  my  spirit's  trust ; 
I  know  that  He  who  spake  the  word, 
Is  faithful,  true  and  just 

4  He'll  bring  me  on  my  way 
Unto  my  journey's  end  ; 

He'll  be  my  Father  and  my  God, 
My  Saviour  and  my  Friend. 

5  So  all  my  doubts  and  fears 
Shall  wholly  flee  away, 

And  every  mournful  night  of  tears 
Be  turn'd  to  joyous  day. 

6  All  that  remains  for  me 
Is  but  to  love  and  sing, 

And  wait  until  the  angels  come 
To  bear  me  to  the  King. 

251  Tune— Varina.  C.  M. 

**  Come  unto  me,  all  ye  that  labor  and  are  heavy 
laden,  and  I  will  give  yon  rest." 

Matt.  xi.  2S. 

T  HEARD  the  voice  of  Jesus  say, 
*     Come  unto  me  and  rest ; 
Lay  down,  thou  weary  one,  lay  down 
Thy  head  upon  my  breast. 


248         THE  BELIEVER'S    STANDING. 

I  came  to  Jesus  as  I  was, 
Weary,  and  worn,  and  sad, 

I  found  in  Him  a  resting  place, 
And  He  has  made  me  glad. 

2  I  heard  the  voice  of  Jesus  say, 

Behold,  I  freely  give 
The  living  water  :  thirsty  one, 

Stoop  down,  and  drink,  and  live. 
I  came  to  Jesus  and  I  drank 
Of  that  life-giving  stream  ; 
My  thirst  was   quenched,  my  soul  re- 
vived, 
„     And  now  I  live  in  Him. 

3  I  heard  the  voice  of  Jesus  say, 

I  am  this  dark  world's  light — 
Look  unto  me,  thy  morn  shall  rise, 

And  all  thy  day  be  bright : 
I  looked  to  Jesus  and  I  found 

In  Him  my  Star,  my  Sun; 
And  in  that  light  of  life  I'll  walk, 

Till  traveling  days  are  done. 

4  I  heard  the  voice  of  Jesus  say, 

My  Father's  house  above 
Has  many  mansions:  I've  a  place 

Prepared  for  you  in  love. 
I  trust  in  Jesus — in  that  house, 

According  to  His  word, 
Redeemed  by  grace,  my  soul  shall  live 

For  ever  with  the  Lord. 


THE   BELIEVER  S  STANDING.  249 

252  Tune— Bealoth.  S.  M. 

"All  we  like  sheep  have  gone  astray;  we  have 
turned  every  one  to  his  own  way;  and  the 
Lord  hath  laid  on  Him  the  iniquity  of  us  all." 

Isa.  liii.  6. 

T  WAS  a  wandering  sheep, 
*  I  did  not  love  the  fold ; 
I  did  not  love  my  Shepherd's  voice, 

I  would  not  be  controlled ; 
I  was  a  wayward  child, 

I  did  not  love  my  home, 
I  did  not  love  my  Father's  voice, 

I  loved  afar  to  roam. 

2  The  Shepherd  sought  his  sheep, 

The  Father  sought  his  child ; 
They  followed  me  o'er  vale  and  hill, 

O'er  deserts  waste  and  wild ; 
They  found  me  nigh  to  death, 

Famished,  and  faint,  and  lone  ; 
They  bound  me  with  the  bands  of  love, 

They  saved  the  wandering  one. 

3  Jesus  my  Shepherd  is, 

'Twas  he  that  loved  my  soul, 
'Twas  he  that  washed  me  in  his  blood, 

'Twas  he  that  made  me  whole  ; 
'Twas  lie  that  sought  the  lost, 

That  found  the  wandering  sheep, 
'Twas  he  that  brought  me  to  the  fold, 

Tis  he  that  still  doth  keep. 


250         THE  BELIEVER'S   STANDING. 

4  No  more  a  wandering  sheep, 

I  love  to  be  controlled, 
I  love  my  tender  Shepherd's  voice, 

I  love  the  peaceful  fold ; 
No  more  a  wayward  child, 

I  seek  no  more  to  roam, 
I  love  my  heavenly  Father's  voice, 

I  love,  I  love  his  home. 

253      Tune — Deliverance.  8s,  7S&4S. 

"Fear  not  little  flock;  for  it  is  your  Father's 
good  pleasure  to  give  you  the  kingdom." 

Luke  xii.  32. 

TTAPPY  they  who  trust  in  Jesus, 
-H     Sweet  their  portion  is  and  sure ; 
When  the  foe  on  others  seizes, 
He  will  keep  His  own  secure ; 
Happy  people ! 
Happy,  though  despised  and  poor. 

2  Since  His  love  and  mercy  found  you, 

Ye  are  precious  in  His  sight ; 
Thousands  now  may  fall  around  you, 

Thousands  more  be  put  to  flight ; 
But  His  presence 
Keeps  you  safe  by  day  and  night. 

3  Lo  !  your  Saviour  never  slumbers, 

Ever  watchful  is  His  care  ; 
Though  ye  can  not  boast  of  numbers, 

In  His  strength  secure  ye  are ; 
Sweet  their  portion, 
Who  our  Saviour's  kindness  share. 


THE  BELIEVERS   STANDING.  25  I 

254  Time— Shirland.  S.  M. 

"We  are  in  Him  that  is  true,  even  in  His  Son 
Jesus  Christ." 

I  John  v.  20. 

SINCE  Christ  and  we  are  one, 
What  room  for  doubt  or  fear  ? 
He  sits  upon  the  Father's  throne, 
And  we  are  in  Him  there. 

2  The  Spirit  doth  unite 

Our  souls  to  Him  our  Head, 

And  form  us  to  His  image  bright 

While  in  His  steps  we  tread. 

3  And  grace  it  is — free  grace — 

Which  keeps  us  on  the  road, 
Till  we  behold  the  Saviour's  face, 
And  city  of  our  God. 

255  Tune — Missionary  Chant.  L.  M. 

"To  whom  coming  as  nnto  a  living  stone,  disal- 
lowed indeed  of  men,  but  chosen  of  God,  and 
precious,  ye  also,  as  lively  stones,  are  built 
up  a  spiritual  house,  a  holy  priesthood." 
I  Pet.  ii.  4,  5. 

AN  Christ,  salvation  rests  secure; 
^     The  Rock  of  Ages  must  endure; 
Nor  can  that  faith  be  overthrown 
Which  rests  upon  the  "Living  Stone." 


252         THE  BELIEVER  S   STANDING. 

2  No  other  hope  shall  intervene  : 

To  Him  we  look,  on  Him  we  lean : 
Other  foundations  we  disown, 
And    build    on    Christ,   the    "  Living 
Stone." 

3  In  Him,  it  is  ordain'd  to  raise 
A  temple  to  Jehovah's  praise, 
Composed  of  all  the  saints,  who  own 
No  Saviour  but  the  "  Living  Stone." 

4  View  the  vast  building,  see  it  rise ; 
The    work  how    great !  the  plan  how 

wise! 
O  wondrous  fabric !  power  unknown  ! 
That  rears  it  on  the  "  Living  Stone." 

5  But  most  adore  His  precious  name ; 
His  glory  and  His  grace  proclaim  : 
For  us,  condemn'd,  despised,  undone, 
He  gave  Himself,  the  "  Living  Stone." 

25 8  Time—  Uxbridge  L.  M. 

44 1  will  greatly  rejoice  in  the  Lord,  my  soul  shall 
be  joyful  in  my  God;  for  He  hath  clothed  me 
with  the  garments  of  salvation,  He  hath 
covered  me  with  the  robe  of  righteousness." 

Isa.  lxi.  10. 

TKSUS,  thy  blood  and  righteousness 
^      My  beauty  are,  my  glorious  dress; 
'Midst  flaming  worlds,  in  these  array'd, 
With  joy  shall  I  lift  up  my  head. 


THE  BELIEVER'S   STANDING.  253 

2  Bold  shall  I  stand  in  that  great  day, 
For  who  aught  to  my  charge  shall  lay, 
While  by  thy  blood  absolved  I  am 
From  sin's  tremendous  curse  and  shame? 

3  This  spotless  robe  the  same  appears, 
When  ruin'd  nature  sinks  in  years ; 
No  age  can  change  its  glorious  hue, 
The  robe  of  Christ  is  ever  new. 

4  Lord,  let  the  dead  now  hear  thy  voice, 
And  bid  thy  chosen  ones  rejoice, 
Their  beauty  this,  their  glorious  dress, 
Jesus,  "  the  Lord  our  Righteousness." 

257  Thine— Geneva.  C.  M. 

"  For  ye  died  and  your  life  is  hid  with  Christ  in 
God." 

Col.  iii.  3. 

T  ET  us  rejoice  in  Christ  the  Lord, 
**     Who  claims  us  for  his  own  ; 

The  hope  that's  built  upon  his  word 
Can  ne'er  be  overthrown. 

2  Though  many  foes  beset  us  round, 

And  feeble  is  our  arm, 
Our  life  is  hid  with  Christ  in  God, 
Beyond  the  reach  of  harm. 

3  Weak  as  we  are,  we  shall  not  faint, 

Or,  fainting,  can  not  fail ; 
Jesus,  the  strength  of  every  saint, 
Must  in  the  end  prevail. 


254         THE  BELIEVER'S  STANDING. 

4  Though  now  he's  unperceived  by  sense, 

Faith  sees  him  always  near : 
A  guide,  a  glory,  a  defense, 
To  save  from  every  fear. 

5  As  surely  as  he  overcame, 

And  conquer'd  death  and  sin ; 
So  surely  those  who  trust  his  name, 
Will  all  his  triumph  win. 

258  Tune— Meribah.         L.  C.  M. 

"  For  verily  He  taketh  not  hold  of  angels,  but 

of  the  seed  of  Abraham  He  taketh  hold." 

Heb.  ii.  16. 

A    SINNER   saved    through     Jesus' 
blood- 
How  very  near  he  is  to  God ! 
To  him  give  angels  place : 
He  has  a  right  they  have  not  known — 
He  is  an  heir  with  Christ  the  Son, 
Through  His  redeeming  grace. 

2  Oh,  'tis  not  Gabriel's  place  I  gain ! 
Far  nobler  heights  do  I  attain, 

Through  my  atoning  Priest : 
Had  I  an  angel's  holiness, 
I'd  throw  away  that  beauteous  dress, 

And  wrap  me  up  in  Christ. 

3  I  glory  in  the  sinner's  name  ; 

Since  Christ  has  put  away  its  shame, 
Its  honor  is  His  own  : 


THE  BELIEVER  S   STANDING.  255 

Nor  would  I  change  my  blissful  state, 
With  radiant  seraphs,  as  they  wait 
Before  the  burning  throne. 

259  Tune — Siloam.  C.  M. 

"Go  out  into  highways  and  hedges,  and  compel 
them  to  come  in,  that  my  house  may  be  filled." 

Luke  xiv.  33. 

TTOW  sweet  and  sacred  is  the  place 
**     With  Christ,  within  those  doors 
Where  everlasting  Love  displays 
The  choicest  of  her  stores. 

2  There  every  heart  in  happy  song 

Is  drawn  to  praise  the  feast, 
While   each   would   cry  with   thankful 
tongue, 
"  Lord,  why  am  I  a  guest  ?" 

3  "  Why  was  I  made  to  hear  thy  voice, 

"To  enter  while  there's  room, 
"  While  thousands  make  the  wretched 
choice, 
"  And  rather  starve  than  come  ?" 

4  'Twas  the  same  love  that  spread  the 

feast, 
That  sweetly  forced  me  in ; 
Else  I  had  still  refused  to  taste, 
And  perish'd  in  my  sin. 


256         THE  BELIEVER'S   STANDING. 

260  7kn*— Happy  Day.        L.  M. 

"Giving  thanks  unto  the  Father,  which  hath 
made  us  meet  to  be  partakers  of  the  inherit- 
ance of  the  saints  in  light." 

Col.  i.  12. 

A  HAPPY  soul,  whose  every  sin 

' "     Is  put  away  by  Jesus'  blood  ; 

All  spotless,  clean  and  pure  within, 

Made  fit  to  meet  a  holy  God. 

2  O  happy  soul,  to  whom  the  Lord 

Will  not  impute  a  guilty  stain, 
Who  sees  by  faith  his  sins  transferred 
To  Christ,  the  Lamb  who  once  was 
slain. 

3  He  knows  himself  a  wretch  undone, 

Unworthy  of  a  Saviour's  love, 
Yet  rests  on  Jesus  Christ  alone, 

And  hopes  to  reign  with  Him  above. 

4  Though  tempests  may  around  him  rise, 

He  sees,  with  calm  untroubled  face, 
The  wildest  storm,  the  darkest  skies, 
For  Jesus  is  his  hiding-place, 

5  His  Guide,  his  Guard,  his  All  in  all, 

His  joy  in  health  and  sickness,  too  ; 
Who  raised  him  from  the  lowest  fall, 
And  will  in  safety  bring  him  through. 


THE  BELIEVERS   STANDING.  257 

261  Tune— Parley.  L.  M. 

"I  am  persuaded  that  neither  death,  nor  life, 
nor  angels,  nor  principalities,  nor  powers,  nor 
things  present,  nor  things  to  come,  nor  height, 
nor  depth,  nor  any  other  creature,  shall  he 
able  to  separate  us  from  the  love  of  Bod 
which  is  in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord." 

Rom.  viii.  38,  39. 

YKTHO,  then,  shall  God's  elect  con- 
'*      demn, 

Since  Jesus  for  their  ransom  died? 
Rising,  he  intercedes  for  them, 

And  they  in  him  are  justified. 

2  Not  tribulation,  nakedness, 

The  famine,  peril  or  the  sword, 
Nor  persecution,  nor  distress, 

Shall  separate  from  Christ  the  Lord. 

3  Nor   life,    nor   death,    nor  depth,  nor 

height, 
Nor  powers  below,  nor  powers  above, 
Nor  present  things,  nor  things  to  come, 
Can  change  his  purposes  of  love. 

4  His  sovereign  mercy  knows  no  bounds, 

His  faithfulness  shall  still  endure; 
And  those  who  on  his  word  rely, 
Shall  find  this  truth  for  ever  sure. 
17 


258         THE  BELIEVER'S  STANDING. 

262  Tune— Joy.  C.  M.  D. 

"Blessed  be  the  God  and  Father  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  which  according  to  His  abundant 
mercy  hath  begotten  us  again  unto  a  lively 
hope  by  the  resurrection  of  Jesus  Christ  from 
the  dead,  to  an  inheritance  incorruptible  and 
undefiled,  and  that  fadeth  not  away,  reserved 
in  heaven  for  you." 

I  Pet.  i.  3,4. 

TTOW  happy  every  child  of  grace ! 

"     His  sins  are  all  forgiven  ; 

This  earth,  he  cries,  is  not  my  place, 

My  happy  home  's  in  heaven — 
A  country  far  from  mortal  sight : 

Yet,  oh !  by  faith,  I  see 
The  "place  of  rest,  the  saint's  delight 

The  heaven  prepared  for  me. 

2  A  pilgrim  in  the  world  below, 

Stranger,  I  sojourn  here; 
Nor  need  its  happiness  or  woe 

Provoke  a  hope  or  fear : 
Its  evils  in  a  moment  end — 

Its  joys  as  soon  are  past : 
But  all  the  bliss  to  which  I  tend 

Eternally  shall  last. 

3  To  that  eternal  rest  above 

With  songs  I  now  repair; 
Though  in  the  flesh — my  hope,  my  love, 
My  Lord,  my  Life,  are  there! 


THE  BELIEVERS   STANDING.         259 

What  is  there  here  to  court  my  stay, 
Or  hold  me  back  from  home  ? 

The  Saviour  beckons  me  away, 
Himself,  He  bids  me  come. 

4  O  what  a  blessed  hope  is  ours, 
While  here  on  earth  we  stay ! 
We    more   than    taste    the    heavenly 
powers, 
And  antedate  that  day. 
Soon  we  in  Jesus'  praise  shall  join, 

His  boundless  love  proclaim  ; 
And  solemnize  in  songs  divine 
The  marriage  of  the  Lamb. 

263  Tune— Autioch.  C.  M. 

"He  that  is  washed  needeth  not  save  to  wash 
his  feet,  but  is  clean  every  whit." 

John  xiii.  10. 

4  cD RAISE  ye  the  Lord,"  again,  again, 
*      The  Spirit  strikes  the  chord  ; 

Nor  toucheth  He  our  hearts  in  vain ; 
We  praise,  we  praise  the  Lord. 

2  "  Rejoice  in  Him,"  again,  again, 
The  Spirit  speaks  the  word  ; 
And  faith  takes  up  the  happy  strain  ; 
Our  joy  is  in  the  Lord. 


260         THE  BELIEVER'S   STANDING. 

3  "  Stand  fast  in  Christ,"  ah !  yet  again, 

He  teaches  all  the  band ; 
If  human  effort's  all  in  vain, 
In  Christ  it  is  we  stand. 

4  "  Clean   every   whit ;"   thou  saidst  it, 

Lord: 
Shall  one  suspicion  lurk  ? 
Thine,  surdy,  is  a  faithful  word, 
And  thine  a  finish'd  work. 

5  For  ever  be  the  glory  given 

To  thee,  O  Lamb  of  God ! 
Our  every  joy  on  earth,  in  heaven, 
We  owe  it  to  thy  blood. 


264  Tune—  Melody.  C.  M. 


^ 


"By  grace  ye  are  saved." 

Eph.  ii.  5. 

AMAZING   grace!    how    sweet   the 
**     sound, 

That  saved  a  wretch  like  me ! 
I  once  was  lost,  but  now  am  found, 

Was  blind,  but  now  I  see. 


2  Twas  grace  that  taught  my  heart  to 
fear, 
And  grace  my  fears  relieved ; 
How  precious  did  that  grace  appear, 
The  hour  I  first  believed  ! 


THE  BELIEVER'S   STANDING.  26 1 

3  Through  many  dangers,  toils  and  snares, 

I  have  already  come; 
'Tis  grace  has  brought  me  safe  thus  far, 
And  grace  will  lead  me  home. 

4  The  Lord  has  promised  good  to  me, 

His  word  my  hope  secures; 
He  will  my  shield  and  portion  be 
As  long  as  life  endures. 

5  And  when  this  flesh  and   heart   shall 

fail, 
And  mortal  life  shall  cease ; 
I  shall  possess,  within  the  vail,- 
A  life  of  joy  and  peace. 

6  The  earth  shall  soon  dissolve  like  snow, 

The  sun  forbear  to  shine ; 
But  God  who  called  me  here  below 
Will  be  for  ever  mine. 

265        Tune— Silver  Street.       S.  M. 

"Being  justified  freely  by  His  grace  through 
the  redemption  that  is  in  Christ  Jesus." 

Rom.  iii.  24. 

H  RACE  !  'tis  a  charming  sound  ! 
"      Harmonious  to  the  ear  ! 
Heaven  with  the  echo  shall  resound, 

And  all  the  earth  shall  hear. 
2  Grace  first  contrived  a  way 

To  save  rebellious  man ; 
And  all  the  steps  that  grace  display, 

Which  drew  the  wondrous  plan. 


262         THE  BELIEVER'S   STANDING. 

3  Grace  led  my  roving  feet 

To  tread  the  heavenly  road ; 
And  new  supplies  each  hour  I  meet 
While  pressing  on  to  God. 

4  Grace  all  the  work  shall  crown, 

Through  everlasting  days ; 
It  lays  in  heaven  the  topmost  stone, 
And  well  deserves  the  praise. 

266  Tunc—  Laban.  S.  M. 

"  The  grace  of  God  that  bringeth  salvation  hath 
appeared  to  all  men." 

Titus  ii.  11. 

GRACE  is  the  sweetest  sound 
That  ever  reach'd  our  ears ; 
When  conscience  charged,  and  justice 
frown'd, 
'Twas  grace  removed  our  fears. 

2  'Tis  freedom  to  the  slave, 

Tis  light  and  liberty; 
It  takes  its  terror  from  the  grave, 
'Tis  joy  and  victory. 

3  Grace  is  a  mine  of  wealth 

Laid  open  to  the  poor; 
Grace  is  the  sovereign  spring  of  health, 
'Tis  life  for  evermore. 


THE  BELIEVER'S   STANDING.  263 

4  This  grace,  then,  let  us  sing ! 

(Oh,  joyful,  wondrous  theme !) 
Who    grace    has    brought,  shall  glory- 
bring, 
And  we  shall  reign  with  Him. 

5  Then  shall  we  see  His  face 

With  all  the  saints  above, 
And  sing  for  ever  of  His  grace, 
For  ever  of  His  love. 

267  Tune—  Azmon.  C.  M 

M  By  the  grace  of  God  I  am  what  I  am." 

I  Cor.  xv.  10. 

A  LL  that  I  was,  my  sin,  my  guilt, 
**■     My  death,  was  all  mine  own ; 
All  that  I  am,  I  owe  to  thee, 
My  gracious  God,  alone. 

2  The  evil  of  my  former  state 

Was  mine,  and  only  mine ; 
The  good  in  which  I  now  rejoice 
Is  thine,  and  only  thine. 

3  The  darkness  of  my  former  state, 

The  bondage — all  was  mine ; 
The  light  of  life  in  which  I  walk, 
The  liberty — is  thine. 

4  Thy  grace  that  made  me  feel  my  sin, 

It  taught  me  to  believe; 
Then,  in  believing,  peace  I  found, 
And  now  I  live,  I  live. 


264         THE   BELIEVER'S  STANDING. 

5  All  that  I  am,  e'en  here  on  earth, 
All  that  I  hope  to  be, 
When  Jesus  comes  and  glory  dawns, 
I  owe  it,  Lord,  to  thee. 

268  Time — Hartel.  L.  M. 

"I  am  not  ashamed  of  the  Gospel  of  Christ,  for 
it  is  the  power  of  God  unto  salvation  to  every 
one  that  believeth.,, 

Rom.  i.  16. 

JESUS,  and  shall  it  ever  be, 
"      A  mortal  man  ashamed  of  thee  ? 
Ashamed  of  thee,  whom  angels  praise, 
Whose  glories    shine   through   endless 
days! 

2  Ashamed  of  Jesus  !  sooner  far 
Let  evening  blush  to  own  a  star ; 
He  sheds  the  beams  of  light  divine, 
O'er  this  benighted  soul  of  mine. 

3  Ashamed  of  Jesus !  just  as  soon 
Let  midnight  be  ashamed  of  noon  ; 
'Tis  midnight  with  my  soul,  till  He, 
Bright  Morning  Star,  bid  darkness  flee. 

4  Ashamed  of  Jesus  !  that  dear  friend 
On  whom  my  hopes  of  heaven  depend ! 
No,  when  I  blush,  be  this  my  shame, 
That  I  no  more  revere  his  name. 


THE  BELIEVER'S   STANDING.  265 

5  Ashamed  of  Jesus  !  yes,  I  may, 
When  I've  no  guilt  to  wash  away, 
No  tear  to  wipe,  no  good  to  crave, 
No  fears  to  quell,  no  soul  to  save. 

6  Till  then — nor  is  my  boasting  vain — 
Till  then,  I  boast  a  Saviour  slain : 
And  O !  may  this  my  glory  be, 
That  Christ  is  not  ashamed  of  me. 

269      Tune—  New  Cambridge.     C.  M. 

44 1  am  not  ashamed,  for  I  know  whom  I  have 
believed,  and  am  persuaded  that  He  is  able  to 
keep  that  which  I  have  committed  unto  Him 
against  that  day." 

2  Tim.  i.  12. 

T'M  not  ashamed  to  own  my  Lord, 
*     Nor  to  defend  his  cause  ; 
Maintain  the  honor  of  His  word, 
The  glory  of  His  cross. 

2  Jesus,  my  God !  I  know  His  name — 

His  name  is  all  my  trust; 
Nor  will  He  put  my  soul  to  shame, 
Nor  let  my  hope  be  lost. 

3  Firm  as  His  throne  His  promise  stands, 

And  He  can  well  secure 
What  I've  committed  to  His  hands, 
Till  the  decisive  hour. 


266         THE  BELIEVER'S    STANDING. 

4  Then  will  He  own  my  worthless  name 
Before  His  Father's  face, 
And  in  the  New  Jerusalem 
Appoint  my  soul  a  place. 

270  Tune — Woodstock.         C.  M. 

"Not  by  works  of  righteousness  which  we  have 
done,  but  according  to  His  mercy  He  saved  us.'* 

Tit.  iii.  5. 

"VTOT  for  the  works  which  we  have 
■W      done, 

Or  shall  hereafter  do, 
Hath  God  decreed  on  sinful  worms 

Salvation  to  bestow. 

2  The  glory,  Lord,  from  first  to  last, 

Is  due  to  thee  alone : 
Aught  to  ourselves  we  dare  not  take, 
Or  rob  thee  of  thy  crown. 

3  Our  glorious  Surety  undertook 

To  satisfy  for  man, 
And  grace  was  given  us  in  Him 
Before  the  world  began. 

4  This  is  thy  will,  that  in  thy  love 

We  ever  should  abide ; 
And  we  may  earth  and  hell  defy 
To  make  thy  counsel  void. 

5  Not  one  of  all  the  chosen  race 

But  shall  to  heaven  attain ; 
Partake  on  earth  the  purposed  grace, 
And  then  with  Jesus  reign. 


THE  BELIEVER'S   STANDING.  267 

6  Of  Father,  Son  and  Spirit  we 
Extol  the  threefold  care ; 
Whose  love,  whose  merit   and  whose 
power 
Unite  to  lift  us  there. 

271  Tune — Perine.        us  &  ios. 

44  Now  the  Lord  my  God  hath  given  me  rest  on 
every  side,  so  that  there  is  neither  adversary 
nor  evil  occurrent." 

I  Kings  v.  4. 

ccTTOW  bright,   there    above,  is    the 
"     mercy  of  God  !" 
"  And  void  of  all  guilt,  and  clear  of 
all  sin, 
Is  my  conscience  and  heart  through  my 
Saviour's  blood." 
"  Not  a  cloud  above  " — "  not  a  spot 
within." 

2  Christ  died  !  then  I  am  clean  : 

"  Not  a  spot  within." 
God's  mercy  and  love ! 
"  Not  a  cloud  above." 
'Tis  the  Spirit,  thro'  faith,  thus  triumphs 

o'er  sin  : 
"  Not  a  cloud  above  " — "  not   a   spot 
within." 


268         THE  BELIEVER'S   STANDING. 

272  Time — Sullivan.  7s. 

MEye  hath  not  seen,  nor  ear  heard,  neither  have 
entered  into  the  heart  of  man  the  things 
which  God  hath  prepared  for  them  that  love 
Him." 

I  Cor.  ii.  9 

\U HEN  this  passing  world  is  done, 
' '       When  has  sunk  yon  shining  sun, 
When  we  stand  with  Christ  above, 
Heirs  of  glory  and  of  love, 
Then,  Lord,  shall  I  fully  know — 
Not  till  then — how  much  I  owe. 

2  When  I  stand  before  the  throne, 
Dressed  in  beauty  not  my  own ; 
When  I  see  thee  as  thou  art, 
Love  thee  with  unsinning  heart, 
Then,  Lord,  shall  I  fully  know — 
Not  till  then — how  much  I  owe. 

3  While  on  earth,  as  through  a  glass, 
Saviour,  let  thy  glory  pass, 

Make  forgiveness  feel  so  sweet, 
Make  thy  Spirit's  help  so  meet; 
E'en  on  earth,  Lord,  make  me  know 
Something  of  how  much  I  owe. 

4  Chosen,  not  for  good  in  me, 
Waken'd  up  from  wrath  to  flee, 
Hidden  in  the  Saviour's  side, 
By  the  Spirit  sanctified ; 

Teach  me,  Lord,  on  earth  to  show, 
By  my  love,  how  much  I  owe. 


THE  BELIEVER'S   STANDING.  269 

273  Tune — Hendon.  7s. 

"  Yea,  they  shall  sing  in  the  ways  of  the  Lord : 
for  great  is  the  glory  of  the  Lord." 

Ps.  cxxxviii.  5. 

pHILDREN  of  the  heav'nly  King, 
^     As  ye  journey,  sweetly  sing; 
Sing  your  Saviour's  worthy  praise, 
Glorious  in  His  works  and  ways. 

2  Glory  be  to  Jesus'  name, 
Glory  be  to  Christ,  the  Lamb  ; 
Through  His  blood  ye  are  redeemed, 
Ye  who  justly  were  condemned. 

3  Shout,  ye  little  flock,  and  bless'd, 
You  on  Jesus'  throne  shall  rest ; 
There  your  seat  is  now  prepar'd, 
There  your  kingdom  and  reward. 

4  Lift  your  eyes,  ye  sons  of  light, 
Heaven's  city  is  in  sight ; 

There  your  endless  home  shall  be, 
There  your  Lord  ye  soon  shall  see. 

5  Fear  not,  though  a  feeble  band, 
'Mid  the  conflict  boldly  stand; 
Christ,  your  Lord,  the  day  who  won, 
Bids  you  undismay'd  go  on. 

6  Lord,  submissive  may  we  go, 
Gladly  leaving  all  below ; 
Only  thou  our  leader  be, 
And  we  still  will  follow  thee. 


270         THE  BELIEVER'S    STANDING. 

274         Tune — Ninety-fifth.       C.  M. 

"In  my  Father's  house  are  many  mansions;  if 
it  were  not  so  I  would  have  told  yon.  I  go  to 
prepare  a  place  for  yon." 

John  xiv.  2. 

¥OW  that  I  read  my  title  clear 
-***      To  mansions  in  the  skies, 
I  bid  farewell  to  every  fear, 
And  wipe  my  weeping  eyes. 

2  Should  earth  against  my  soul  engage, 

And  hellish  darts  be  hurl'd, 

Still  I  can  smile  at  Satan's  rage, 

And  face  a  frowning  world. 

3  Let  cares,  like  a  wild  deluge,  come, 

And  storms  of  sorrow  fall ; 
Safely  at  last  I'll  reach  my  home, 
My  God,  my  heaven,  my  all. 

4  There  shall  I  bathe  my  weary  soul 

In  seas  of  heavenly  rest, 
And  not  a  wave  of  trouble  roll 
Across  my  peaceful  rest. 


THE  BELIEVERS   STANDING.  27  I 

275     Tune — Gladsome  Strain.    C.  M. 

"God,  who  is  rich,  in  mercy,  for  His  great  love 
wherewith  He  loved  us,  even  when  we  were 
dead  in  sins,  hath  quickened  us  together  with 
Christ  (by  grace  ye  are  saved),  and  hath 
raised  us  up  together,  and  made  us  sit  to- 
gether in  heavenly  places  in  Christ  Jesus." 

Eph.  ii.  4-6. 

WITHIN  the  vail!  my  blood-bought 
"      home! 

Jesus  is  seated  there : 
With  Him  I  sit ;  His  work  is  done ; 

By  faith  His  rest  I  share. 
In  Him  I  died,  in  Him  I  rose, 

In  Him  ascended,  too, 
I  sit  within  the  heavenlies, 

In  God  the  Father's  view. 

2  My  sins  and  guilt  are,  in  God's  thought, 

Buried  in  Jesus'  grave; 
A  worship    once  purged,  by  faith 

A  conscience  free  I  have. 
And  should  defilement  by  the  way 

Hinder  my  access  free, 
Twould  cast  dishonor  on  the  blood 

Within  the  vail  for  me. 

3  Within  the  vail  He's  hidden  now, 

.  And  now  from  human  view 
My  "  life  is  hid  with  Christ  in  God," 
My  risen  life  and  true. 


272         THE  BELIEVER'S   STANDING. 

That  life  is  His  creation  new : 
"  Christ  in  me  "  saith  the  word, 

Eternal  life !  It  can  not  sin, 
Because  'tis  born  of  God. 

276         Thine—  Mazzinghi.  L.  M. 

"Christ  is  all,  and  in  all." 

Col.  iii.  11. 

THOU  hidden  Source  of  calm  repose  1 
*      Thou  all-sufficient  Love  divine ! 
My  help  and  refuge  from  my  foes, 

Secure  I  am,  for  I  am  thine ; 
Thou   art   my   fortress,    strength    and 

tower, 
My  trust  and  portion  evermore. 

2  Thy  mighty  name  salvation  is : 

It  keeps  my  happy  soul  above ; 
Comfort   it   brings,   and    power,    and 
peace, 

And  joy,  and  everlasting  love  : 
To  me,  with  thy  dear  name,  are  given 
Pardon,  and  holiness,  and  heaven. 

3  Jesus!  my  All-in-all  thou  art; 

My  rest  in  toil,  my  ease  in  pain ; 
The  healer  of  my  broken  heart ; 

'Mid  storms  my  peace;  in  loss  my 
gain  ; 
My  fortress  'neath  the  tyrant's  frown ; 
In  shame,  my  glory  and  my  crown. 


THE   BELIEVERS  STANDING.  273 

4  In  want,  my  plentiful  supply; 

In  weakness,  my  almighty  power; 
In  bonds,  my  perfect  liberty ; 

My  refuge  in  temptation's  hour; 
My  comfort  'midst  all  grief  and  thrall, 
My  life  in  death,  my  All-in-all. 

277         TUne— Carmel  Hiu*  L.C.M. 

"Of  Him  are  ye  in  Christ  Jesus,  who  of  God  is 
made  unto  us  wisdom,  and  righteousness,  and 
sanctincation,  and  redemption." 

I  Cor.  i.  30. 

TIAD  I  ten  thousand  gifts  beside, 
"     I'd  cleave  to  Jesus  crucified, 

And  build  on  Him  alone. 
For  no  foundation  is  there  given, 
On  which  to  place  a  hope  of  heaven, 

But  Christ,  the  corner-stone. 

2  Bold  in  His  name,  I  have  drawn  nigh, 
Before  the  Ruler  of  the  sky ; 

His  justice  all  is  met. 
Possessing  Christ,  I  all  possess, 
Wisdom,  and  strength,  and  righteous- 
ness, 
And  sanctity  complete. 


18 


274         THE  BELIEVER'S   STANDING. 

278  Tune— Wells.  L,  M. 

"It  is  God  that  justifieth.    Who  ia  he  that  c<m- 
demneth  V 

Rom.  viii.  33,  34. 

iy  HO  shall  the  Lord's  elect  condemn  ? 
"    'Tis  God  who  justifies  their  souls; 
And  mercy,  like  a  mighty  stream, 
O'er  all  their  sins  divinely  rolls. 

2  Who  shall  adjudge  the  saints  to  hell  ? 

Tis    Christ   who    suffered   in    their 
stead ; 
And,  the  salvation  to  fulfill, 

Behold  Him  rising  from  the  dead ! 

3  He  lives !  He  lives  !  and  sits  above, 

Forever  interceding  there : 
Who  shall  divide  us  from  His  love, 
Or  what  should  tempt  us  to  despair? 

4  Shall  persecution,  or  distress, 

Famine,  or  sword,  or  nakedness  ? 
He  who  hath  loved  us  bears  us  through, 
And  makes  us  more  than  conquer- 
ors, too. 

5  Not  all  that  men  on  earth  can  do, 

Nor   powers    on    high,   nor   powers 

below, 
Shall  cause  His  mercy  to  remove, 
Or  wean  our  hearts  from  Christ,  our 

love. 


THE  BELIEVER  S   STANDING.  275 

279  Tune— Melvin.         S.  M.  D. 

"Thanks  be  unto  God  for  His  unspeakable  gift." 
2  Cor.  ix.  15. 

WITH  Christ  we  died  to  sin, 
**       Lay  buried  in  His  tomb; 
But,  quicken'd  now    with   Him,  "  our 
life," 

We  stand  beyond  our  doom  ! 
Our  God,  in  wondrous  love, 

Hath  raised  us  who  were  dead; 
And,  "  in  the  heavenlies,  made  us  sit 

In  Christ,"  our  living  "  Head." 

2  For  us  He  now  appears 

"  Within  the  vail  "  above  ; 
"  Accepted  "  and  "  complete  in  Him," 

We  triumph  in  His  love. 
In  Christ  we  now  are  made 

11  The  righteousness  of  God ;" 
As   heaven-born  men,  and  heirs  with 
Him, 

We  follow  where  He  trod. 

3  Rejected  and  despised, 

He  bore  the  "  open  shame  ;" 
As  fellow-sufferers,  journeying  home, 

We  glory  in  His  name. 
Soon  will  the  Bridegroom  come, 

His  Bride  from  earth  to  call ; 
We,  glorified  with  Him,  shall  reign, 

Till  God  be  all  in  all. 


276         THE  BELIEVER'S   STANDING. 

280  Tune—  Marlow.  C.  M. 

"God  who  commanded  the  light  to  shine  out  of 
darkness,  hath  shined  in  our  hearts,  to  give 
the  light  of  the  knowledge  of  the  glory  of  God 
in  the  face  of  Jesus  Christ." 

2  Cor    iv.  6. 

THERE   was   no    angel   'midst    the 
*      throng 

Which  stood  around  the  throne, 
Who  could  God's  justice  satisfy, 

Or  for  man's  sin  atone. 

2  Nay,  God  himself,  th'  incarnate  One 

Brought  grace  and  truth  to  light, 
And  in  the  face  of  Jesus  Christ 
We  read  His  love  aright. 

3  And  we  can  trust  the  mighty  work 

Which  has  been  done  for  us, 
To  those  dear  hands  of  love  and  power 
Once  fastened  to  the  cross. 

4  If  Christ  were  less  than  one  divine, 

Our  souls  would  be  dismayed ; 
But  through  His  human  lips  God  speaks 
"  Tis  I,  be  not  afraid." 

5  All  bruised  and  bleeding  on  the  cross, 

Jesus,  we  bow  to  thee ; 
For  on  thy  brow,  though  bound  with 
thorns, 
A  crown  divine  we  see. 


THE  BELIEVER'S   STANDING.  277 

281  Tune — Mozart.  7s. 

"It  is  done.  I  am  Alpha  and  Omega,  the  begin- 
ning and  the  end.  I  will  give  unto  him  that 
is  athirst  of  the  fountain  of  the  water  of  life 
freely." 

Rev.  xxi.  6. 

CHRIST  has  done  the  mighty  work; 
Nothing  left  for  us  to  do, 
But  to  enter  on  His  toil, 
Enter  on  His  triumph,  too. 

2  He  has  sow'd  the  precious  seed, 

Nothing  left  for  us  unsown  : 
Ours  it  is  to  reap  the  fields, 
Make  the  harvest  joy  our  own. 

3  His  the  pardon,  ours  the  sin — 

Great  the  sin,  the  pardon  great; 
His  the  good  and  ours  the  ill, 
His  the  love  and  ours  the  hate. 

4  Ours  the  darkness  and  the  gloom, 

His  the  shade-dispelling  light : 
Ours  the  cloud  and  His  the  sun, 
His  the  day-spring,  ours  the  night. 

5  His  the  labor,  ours  the  rest, 

His  the  death  and  ours  the  life : 
Ours  the  fruit  of  victory, 
His  the  agony  and  strife. 


278         THE  BELIEVER'S   STANDING. 

282       Tune — Angelic  Host.    8s  &  7s. 

"He   said  it  is   finished:   and  He   bowed  His 
head  and  gave  up  the  Ghost." 

John  xix.  30. 

WHEN     the     Saviour     said    "  Tis 
finish'd," 
Every  thing  was  fully  done ; 
Done  as  God  himself  would  have  it — 

Christ  the  victory  fully  won. 
Vain  and  futile  the  endeavor 

To  improve  or  add  thereto ; 
God's  free  grace  is  thus  commended — 
To  "  believe,"  and  not  "  to  do." 

2  All  the  doing  is  completed, 

Nowr  'tis  "  look,  believe  and  live :" 
None  can  purchase  His  salvation, 

Life's  a  gift  that  God  must  give ; 
Grace,  through  righteousness,  is  reign- 
ing, 
Not  of  works,  lest  man  should  boast: 
Man  must  take  the  mercy  freely, 
Or  eternally  be  lost. 


THE  BELIEVERS   STANDING.  279 

283  Tune — Louville.  ios. 

"This  is  a  faithful  saying,  and  worthy  of  all 
acceptation,  that  Christ  Jesus  came  into  the 
world  to  save  sinners;  of  whom  I  am  chief." 

I  Tim.  i.  15. 

[  THOUGHT  upon  my  sins,  and  I 
*     was  sad ; 

My  soul  was  troubled  sore,  and  filled 
with  pain; 
But,  then,  I  thought  on  Jesus,  and  was 
glad— 
My  heavy  grief  was   turned  to  joy 
again. 

2   I  thought  upon  the  law,  the  fiery  law, 
Holy,    and    just,    and    good    in    its 
decree : 
I  looked  to  Jesus,  and  in  Him  I  saw 
That  law  fulfilled,  its  curse  endured 
for  me. 

4  I  saw  my  sad  estate — condemned   to 
die: 
Then    terror   seized   my    heart,  and 
dark  despair; 
But  when  to  Calvary  I  turned  my  eye, 
I  saw  the  cross,  and  read  forgiveness 
there. 

4  I  saw  that  I  was  lost,  far  gone  astray; 
No  hope  of  safe  return  there  seemed 
to  be  : 


280         THE   BELIEVER'S  STANDING. 

But,  then,  I  heard  that  Jesus  was  the 
way,  ^ 
A  new  and  living  way  prepared  for 
me. 
5  Then  in  the  way,  so  free,  so  safe,  so 
sure, 
All  sprinkled  o'er   with   reconciling 
blood, 
Will  I  abide,  and  never  wander  more, 
But  walk  secure  in  fellowship  with 
God. 

284  Tune — Christmas.  C.  M. 

41 1  spread  my  skirt  over  th.ee,  and  covered  thy 
nakedness;  yea,  I  swore  unto   thee  and  en- 
tered into  covenant  with  thee,  saith  the  Lord 
God,  and  thou  becamest  mine." 
Ezek.  vi.  8. 

A  WAKE,  my  heart,  arise,  my  tongue, 
**     Prepare  a  tuneful  voice ; 
In  God,  the  life  of  all  my  joys, 
Aloud  will  I  rejoice. 

2  Tis  He  adorned  my  naked  soul, 

And  made  salvation  mine ; 
Upon  a  poor,  polluted  worm, 
He  makes  His  graces  shine. 

3  And  lest  the  shadow  of  a  spot 

Should  on  my  soul  be  found, 
He  took  the  robe  the  Saviour  wrought, 
And  cast  it  all  around. 


THE  BELIEVER'S   STANDING.  281 

4  How  far  the  heavenly  robe  excels 
What  earthly  princes  wear ! 
These  ornaments,  how  bright  they  shine ! 
How  white  the  garments  are ! 

285  Tune — Leader.     8s,  7s  &  4s. 

44  My  sheep  hear  my  voice,  and  I  know  them, 
and  they  follow  me:  and  I  give  unto  them 
eternal  life;  and  they  shall  never  perish, 
neither  shall  any  pluck  them  out  of  my  hand." 

John  x.  27,  aS. 

COVEREIGN  grace !  o'er  sin  abound- 
0     ing, 

Ransomed  souls  the  tidings  swell ; 
Tis  a  deep  that  knows  no  sounding, 

Who  its  length  or  breadth  can  tell  ? 
On  its  glories 

Let  my  soul  for  ever  dwell ! 

2  What  from  Christ  His  saints  can  sever, 

Bound  by  everlasting  bands  ? 
Once  in  Him,  in  Him  for  ever, 
Thus  the  eternal  covenant  stands , 

None  shall  pluck  them 
From  the  strength  of  Jesus'  hands. 

3  Heirs  of  God,  joint  heirs  with  Jesus, 

Long  ere  time  its  course  begun  ; 
To  His  name  eternal  praises, 

Oh,  what  wonders  love  hath  done ! 

One  with  Jesus  ; 
By  eternal  union  one. 


H( 


282         THE  BELIEVER'S   STANDING. 

4  On  such  love,  my  soul,  still  ponder, 
Love  so  great,  so  rich,  so  free ; 
Say,  while  lost  in  holy  wonder, 
Why,  O  Lord,  such  love  to  me  ? 

Hallelujah ! 
Grace  shall  reign  eternally. 

288        Time — The  Convert.     6S&9S. 

"Whom   having  not  seen,  ye  love;  in   whom 
thongh  now  ye  see  Him  not,  yet  believing,  ye 
rejoice  with  joy  unspeakable  and  full  of  glory." 
I  Pet.  i.  S. 

[OW  happy  are  they 
Who  the  Saviour  obey, 
And  have  laid  up  their  treasures  above ! 
O  what  tongue  can  express 
The  sweet  comfort  and  peace 
Of  a  soul  in  its  earliest  love  ? 

'Twas  heaven  below 

My  Redeemer  to  know, 
And  the  angels  could  do  nothing  more, 

Than  to  fall  at  His  feet, 

And  the  story  repeat, 
And  the  Lover  of  sinners  adore. 

0  the  rapturous  height 
Of  that  holy  delight, 

Which  I  felt  in  the  life-giving  blood ! 
Of  my  Saviour  possessed, 

1  was  perfectly  blest, 
As  if  filled  with  the  fulness  of  God. 


, 


THE  BELIEVER'S   STANDING.  283 

4       Then,  all  the  day  long, 
Was  my  Jesus  my  so: 
And  redemption   through  faith  in  His 
name ; 
O  that  all  might  believe, 
And  salvation  receive. 
And  their  song  and  their  joy    be   the 
same. 

287  Tune— Happy  Day.  L.  M. 

u  Whoso  trusteth  in  the  Lord,  happy  is  he/' 

Prov.  xvi.  3D. 

A  HAPPY  day  I  when  first  we  felt 
~    Our  souls  with  sweet  contrition  melt, 
And  saw  our  sins,  of  crimson  guilt, 
All  cleansed  by  blood  on  Calvary  spilt. 

2  O  happy  day  !  when  first  thy  love 
Began  our  grateful  hearts  to  move, 
And,  gazing  on  thy  wondrous  cross, 
We  saw  all  else  as  worthless  dross. 

3  O  happy  day !  when  we  no  more 
Shall  grieve  thee  whom  our  souls  adore  ; 
When    sorrows,     conflicts,    fears    shall 

cease, 
And  all  our  trials  end  in  peace. 

4  O  happy  day!  when  we  shall  >ee 

And  fix  our  longing  eyes  on  thee — 
On  thee,  our  Light,  our  Life,  our  Love, 
Our  all  below,  our  Heaven  above ! 


284         THE  BELIEVER'S   STANDING. 

5   O  happy  day  of  cloudless  light ! 
Eternal  day  without  a  night ! 
Lord,  when  shall  we  its  dawning  see, 
And  spend  it  all  in  praising  thee  ? 

288  Tune—  Happy  Day.         L.  M. 

44  Blessed  are  they  whose  iniquities  are  forgiven, 
and  whose  sins  are  covered." 

Rom.  iv.  7. 

A  HAPPY  day  !  that  fixed  my  choice 
^  On  thee,  my  Saviour  and  my  God ; 
Well  may  my  ransomed  soul  rejoice, 
And  tell  its  raptures  all  abroad. 

2  O  happy  bond  !  that  binds  me  now 

To  Him,  who  merits  all  my  love ; 

To  whom  with  willing  heart  I  bow, 

Seeking  His  perfect  will  to  prove. 

3  Through  grace  I'm  now  with  Jesus  one, 

I  am  my  Lord's,  and  He  is  mine; 
He  drew  me,  and  I  followed  on, 
Constrained  to  own  His  voice  divine. 

4  Now  rest,  my  long  divided  heart, 

Fixed  on  this  blissful  centre,  rest ; 
Nor  ever  from  thy  Lord  depart, 
In  Him  of  every  good  possessed. 


THE  BELIEVERS   STANDING.  285 

289  Tune— Cambridge.  C.  M. 

"God  hath  not  appointed  ns  to  wrath,  but  to 
obtain  salvation  by  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ." 

I  Thess.  v.  9. 

OALVATION!  oh,  the  joyful  sound! 
^     Tis  pleasure  to  our  ears  ! 
A  sovereign  balm  for  every  wound, 
A  cordial  for  our  fears. 

2  Buried  in  sorrow  and  in  sin, 

In  death's  deep  gloom  we  lay; 
But  we  arise  by  grace  divine, 
To  see  a  heavenly  day. 

3  Salvation  !  let  the  echo  fly 

The  spacious  earth  around; 
While  all  the  armies  of  the  sky 
Conspire  to  raise  the  sound. 

4  Salvation!  O  thou  bleeding  Lamb, 

To  thee  the  praise  belongs ; 
Salvation  shall  inspire  our  hearts, 
And  dwell  upon  our  tongues. 


286         THE  BELIEVER'S  STANDING. 

290  Tune—  Hebron.  L.  M. 

'•Unto  Him  that  loved  us,  and  washed  us  from 
our  sins  in  His  own  blood,  and  hath  made  us 
kings  and  priests  unto  God  and  His  Father ; 
to  Him  be  glory  and  dominion  for  ever  and 
ever.  Amen.  Behold  He  cometh  with  clouds." 
Rev.  i.  5-7. 

1UOW  to  the  Lord,  who  makes  us  know 
*■*      The  wonders  of  His  dying  love, 
Be  humble  honors  paid  below, 

And  strains  of  nobler  praise  above. 

2  'Twas   He  that  cleansed  us  from  our 

sins, 
And   washed    us   in    His    precious 

blood ; 
'Tis  He  that  makes  us  priests  and  kings, 
And  brings  us  sinners  near  to  God. 

3  To  Jesus,  our  atoning  Priest — 

To  Jesus,  our  Eternal  King — 
Be  everlasting  Power  confessed, 
Let  every  tongue  His  glory  sing. 

4  Behold!  on  flying  clouds  He  comes, 

And  every  eye  shall  see  Him  move, 
Though  with  our  sins  we  pierced  Him 

once, 
Now    He    displays    His    pardoning 

love. 

5  The  unbelieving  world  shall  wail, 

While  we  rejoice  to  see  the  day ; 
Come,  Lord — nor  let  thy  promise   fail, 
Nor  let  thy  chariot  long  delay. 


SONGS  FOR  CHRISTIAN  PILGRIMS.    287 


Songs  for  Christian  Pilgrims. 


291       Tune — Shining  Shore.     8S&7S. 

"Let  your  loins  be  girded  about,  and  yonr  lights 
burning,  and  ye  yourselves  like  unto  mentliat 
wait  for  their  Lord." 

Lukexii.  35,36. 

"MY  days  are  gliding  swiftly  by, 
-"^     And  I,  a  pilgrim  stranger, 
Would  not  detain  them  as  they  fly, 
Those  hours  of  toil  and  danger. 

2  We'll  gird  our  loins,  my  brethren  dear, 

Our  heavenly  home  discerning ; 
Our  absent  Lord  has  left  us  word, 
Let  every  lamp  be  burning. 

3  Should  coming  days  be  cold  and  dark, 

We  need  not  cease  our  singing ; 

That  perfect  rest  naught  can  molest, 

Where  golden  harps  are  ringing. 

4  Let  sorrow's  rudest  tempest  blow, 

Each  chord  on  earth  to  sever; 
Our  King  says  come,  and  there's  our 
home, 
Forever,  O  forever! 


288    SONGS  FOR  CHRISTIAN  PILGRIMS. 
CHORUS. 

For  O !  we  stand  on  Jordan's  strand, 
Our  friends  are  passing  over, 

And  just  before,  the  shining  shore 
We  may  almost  discover. 

292  Tune— Pilgrim.  P.  M, 

"Dearly  beloved,  I  beseech  you  as  strangers  and 
pilgrims,  abstain  from  fleshly  lusts,  which 
war  against  the  soul." 

I  Pet.  ii.  ii. 

T'M  a  pilgrim,  and  I'm  a  stranger; 
*     I  can  tarry  but  a  night ; 
Do  not  detain  me,  for  I  am  going 
To  where  the  rivers  are  ever  flowing. 

2  There  the  sunbeams  are  ever  shining, 
I  am  longing  for  the  sight ; 

Within  a  country  unknown  and  dreary, 
I    have  been   wandering,  forlorn    and 
weary. 

3  Of  the  country  to  which  I'm  going, 
My  Redeemer  is  the  light ; 

There  is  no  sorrow,  nor  any  sighing, 
Nor  any  sinning,  nor  any  dying. 

I'm  a  pilgrim,  and  I'm  a  stranger, 

I  can  tarry  but  a  night. 


SONGS  FOR  CHRISTIAN  PILGRIMS.    289 

293  Time— Oliphant.     8s,  7s  &  4s. 
"I  will  guide  thee  with  mine  eye." 

Ps.  xxxii.  8. 

r<UIDE  us,  O  thou  great  Jehovah ! 
"      Pilgrims  through  this  barren  land; 
We  are  weak,  but  Thou  art  mighty ; 

Hold  us  by  Thy  gracious  hand  : 
Bread  of  heaven ! 

Feed  us  now  and  evermore. 

2  Open  wide  the  living  fountain 

Whence  the  healing  waters  flow ; 
Be  Thyself  our  cloudy  pillar 
All  the  dreary  desert  through : 

Strong  Deliverer! 
Be  Thou  still  our  strength  and  shield. 

3  Saviour !  come,  we  long  to  see  Thee, 

Long  to  dwell  with  Thee  above, 
And  to  know,  in  full  communion, 
All  the  sweetness  of  Thy  love. 

Come,  Lord  Jesus! 
Take  Thy  waiting  people  home. 

294  Tune — Lucas.         5s  &  us. 
"What  is  your  life?    It  is  even  a  vapor,  that 

appeareth  for  a  little  time,  and  then  vanisheth 
away." 

James  iv.  14. 

r<OME,  let  us  anew 
^     Our  journey  pursue, 
Roll  round  with  the  year,      [appear. 
And   never   stand  still  till  the  Master 
19 


290    SONGS  FOR  CHRISTIAN  PILGRIMS. 

His  adorable  will 
Let  us  gladly  fulfil, 
And  our  talents  improve 
By  the  patience  of  hope  and  the  labor 
of  love. 

2  Our  life  is  a  dream ; 
Our  time,  as  a  stream, 
Glides  swiftly  away, 

And   the   fugitive   moment   refuses  to 
stay: 
The  arrow  is  flown, 
The  moment  is  gone, 
The  millennial  year 
Rushes  on  to  our  view,  and  eternity's 
here. 

3  O  that  each  in  the  day 
Of  his  coming  may  say, 

"  I  have  fought  my  way  through, 
I  have  finished  the  work  thou  didst 
give  me  to  do !" 
O  that  each  from  his  Lord 
May  receive  the  glad  word, 
"  Well  and  faithfully  done  ; 
Enter  into  my  joy,  and  sit  down  on  my 
throne  I" 


SONGS  FOR  CHRISTIAN  PILGRIMS.    291 

295  Tune — Bavaria.         8s  &  7s. 

"Thou  art  my  rock  and  my  fortress;  therefore 
for  thy  name's  sake  lead  me  and  guide  me." 

Ps.  xxxi.  3. 

JESUS !  lead  us,  by  Thy  power, 
**      Safe  into  the  promised  rest ; 
Hide  our  souls  within  thine  arms, 

Let  us  lean  upon  thy  breast ; 
Be  our  guide  in  every  peril ; 

Watch  and  guard  us  night  and  day, 
Else  our  foolish  hearts  will  wander 

From  thy  presence  far  away. 

2  Nothing  can  preserve  our  going, 

But  salvation  full  and  free ; 
Nothing  can  our  souls  dishearten, 

But  our  absence,  Lord,  from  thee. 
Nothing  can  delay  our  progress, 

Nothing  can  disturb  our  rest, 
If  we  can,  whate'er  the  danger, 

Lean,  O  Saviour!  on  thy  breast. 

3  In  thy  presence  we  are  happy, 

In  thy  presence  we're  secure ; 
In  thy  presence  all  afflictions 

We  can  easily  endure : 
In  thy  presence  we  can  conquer, 

We  can  suffer,  we  can  die ; 
Far  from  thee,  we  faint  and  languish : 

Oh  !  our  Saviour,  keep  us  nigh. 


292    SONGS  FOR  CHRISTIAN  PILGRIMS. 

296         Tune — Dorrnance.       8s  &  7s. 

"So  He  led  them  through  the  depths,  as  through 

the  wilderness." 

Ps.  cvi.  9. 

T)  ISE,  my  soul,  thy  God  directs  thee, 

-*-*     Stranger  hands  no  more  impede ; 

Pass  thou  on,  His  hand  protects  thee, 

Strength  that  has  the  captive  freed. 

2  Is  the  wilderness  before  thee, 

Desert  lands  where  drought  abides  ? 
Heavenly   springs   shall   there   restore 
thee, 
Fresh  from  God's  exhaustless  tides. 

3  Light  divine  surrounds  thy  going, 

God  himself  shall  mark  thy  way; 
Secret  blessings,  richly  flowing, 
Lead  to  everlasting  day. 

4  God,  thine  everlasting  portion, 

Feeds  thee  with  the  mighty's  meat; 
Price  of  Egypt's  hard  extortion, 
Egypt's  food  no  more  to  eat. 

5  Art   thou    wean'd   from   Egypt's  plea- 

sures ? 
God  in  secret  thee  shall  keep, 
There  unfold  His  hidden  treasures, 
There  His  love's  exhaustless  deep. 


SONGS  FOR  CHRISTIAN  PILGRIMS.    293 

297         Tunc—  Going  Home.        L.  M. 

"Stand  ye  in  the  ways,  and  see,  and  ask  for  the 
old  paths,  where  is  the  good  way,  and  walk 
therein,  and  ye  shall  find  rest  for  your  souls." 

Jer.  vi.  16. 

WE  go  the  way  that  leads  to  God — 
The  way  that  saints   have  ever 
trod; 
So  let  us  leave  this  fleeting  shore, 
For  realms  where  we  shall  die  no  more. 

CHORUS. 

We're  going  home,  we're  going  home; 
We're  going  home  to  die  no  more; 
To  die  no  more,  to  die  no  more ; 
We're  going  home  to  die  no  more. 

2  The  ways  of  God  are  ways  of  peace, 
And  all  His  paths  are  pleasantness : 
Then,  weary  souls,  your  sighs  give  o'er, 
We're  going  home  to  die  no  more. 

3  There  is  a  land  beyond  the  sky, 
Where  happy  spirits  never  die ; 

Then  earth  and  time  no  more  deplore, 
But  sing  of  where  we'll  die  no  more. 

4  Come,  sinners,  come !  oh,  come  along, 
And  join  our  happy  pilgrim  throng  : 
Farewell,  vain  world,  and  all  thy  store, 
We're  going  home  to  die  no  more. 


294   SONGS  FOR  CHRISTIAN  PILGRIMS. 

298  Fune — Middleton.        8s  &  7s. 

"God  forbid,  that  I  should  glory,  save  in  the 
cross  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  by  whom  the 
world  is  crucified  unto  me,  and  I  unto  the 
world." 

Gal.  vi.  14. 

TESUS,  I  my  cross  have  taken, 
**     All  to  leave  and  follow  Thee ; 
Naked,  poor,  despised,  forsaken, 

Thou,  from  hence,  my  all  shalt  be. 
Perish  every  fond  ambition, 

All  I've  sought,  or  hoped,  or  known: 
Yet  how  rich  is  my  condition ! 

God  and  heaven  are  still  my  own. 

2  Let  the  world  despise  or  leave  me : 

They  have  left  my  Saviour,  too. 
Human  hearts  and  looks  deceive  me — 

Thou  art  not,  like  them,  untrue. 
O  'tis  not  in  grief  to  harm  me, 

While  Thy  love  is  left  to  me ; 
O  'twere  not  in  joy  to  charm  me, 

Were  that  joy  unmixed  with  Thee. 

3  Haste,  my  soul,  from  grace  to  glory, 

Armed  by  faith  and  wing'd  by  prayer: 
Heaven's  eternal  day's  before  thee ; 
God's  own  hand  shall  guide  thee  there. 
Soon  shall  close  thy  earthly  mission; 

Soon  shall  pass  thy  pilgrim  days ; 
Hope  shall  change  to  full  fruition, 

Faith  to  sight,  and  prayer  to  praise. 


SONGS  FOR  CHRISTIAN  PILGRIMS.    295 

299  Tune—  Boylston.  S.  M. 

"Now  is  our  salvation  nearer  than  when  we 
believed." 

Rom.  xiii.  IT. 

THOUGH  in  a  foreign  land, 
*      We  are  not  far  from  home ; 
And  nearer  to  our  rest  above, 
We  every  moment  come. 

2  Secure  within  the  vail, 
Christ  is  our  anchor  strong; 

While  power  supreme,  and  love  divine, 
Still  guide  us  safe  along. 

3  And  should  the  surges  rise — 
Should  sore  afflictions  come — 

Blest  is  the  sorrow,  kind  the  storm, 
That  drives  us  nearer  home. 

4  God's  grace  will  to  the  end 
Clearer  and  brighter  shine ; 

Nor  present  things,  nor  things  to  come, 
Can  change  His  love  divine. 

5  Soon  shall  our  pains  and  fears 
For  ever  pass  away ; 

For  we  shall  soon  the  Saviour  see 
In  everlasting  day. 


296    SONGS  FOR  CHRISTIAN  PILGRIMS. 

300  Tune— Lucerne.  C.  M. 

11  There  remaineth,    therefore,    a    rest    to  the 
people  of  God." 

Heb.  iv.  9. 

AH !  what  a  lonely  path  were  ours, 
^     Could  we,  O  Father,  see 
No  home  or  rest  beyond  it  all, 
No  guide  or  help  in  Thee ! 

2  But  Thou  art  near  and  with  us  still, 

To  keep  us  on  the  way 
That  leads  along  the  vale  of  tears, 
To  the  bright  world  of  day. 

3  There  shall  Thy  glory,  O  our  God ! 

Break  fully  on  our  view ; 
And  we,  Thy  saints,  rejoice  to  know 
That  all  Thy  word  was  true. 

4  There  Jesus,  on  His  heav'nly  throne, 

Our  wond'ring  eyes  shall  see ; 
While  we,  the  blest  associates  there 
Of  all  His  joy  shall  be. 

5  Sweet  hope !  we  leave  without  a  sigh 

A  blighted  world  like  this; 
To  bear  the  cross,  despise  the  shame, 
For  all  that  weight  of  bliss. 


SONGS  FOR  CHRISTIAN  PILGRIMS.    297 

301  Twie — Amsterdam.       7s  &  6s. 

"Arise  ye,  and  depart,  for  this  is  not  your  rest," 

Mic.  ii.  10. 

T)  ISE,  my  soul !  and  stretch  thy  wings, 
*-*     Thy  better  portion  trace ; 
Rise,  from  transitory  things, 

Toward  heaven,  thy  native  place  : 
Sun,  and  moon,  and  stars  decay, 

Time  shall  soon  this  earth  remove ; 
Rise,  my  soul,  and  haste  away 

To  seats  prepared  above  ! 

2  Rivers  to  the  ocean  run, 

Nor  stay  in  all  their  course ; 
Fire  ascending  seeks  the  sun — 

Both  speed  them  to  their  source: 
So  a  soul  that's  born  of  God, 

Pants  to  view  his  glorious  face, 
Upward  tends  to  his  abode, 

To  rest  in  his  embrace. 

3  Cease,  ye  pilgrims !  cease  to  mourn — 

Press  onward  to  the  prize; 
Soon  your  Saviour  will  return 

Triumphant  in  the  skies  : 
Yet  a  season,  and  you  know 

Happy  entrance  will  be  given, 
All  your  sorrows  left  below, 

And  earth  exchanged  for  heaven. 


298    SONGS  FOR  CHRISTIAN  PILGRIMS. 

302         Tune — Mansion      6s,  ios  &  4s. 

"In  my  Father's  house  are  many  mansions:  if 
it  were  not  so,  I  would  have  told  you." 

John  xiv.  2. 

A   WHILE  on  earth  we  roam, 
^  In  these  frail  houses  which  are 
not  our  home, 
Journeying   toward   a   refuge    that   is 
sure — 
A  rest  secure. 

2  Only  a  little  while 

We  dread  the   frown  of  life,  and  shun 

its  smile ; 
A  dwelling  then  we  have,  not  made 

with  hands, 
In  other  lands. 

3  Therefore  we  need  not  mourn, 
That  sudden  clouds  across   our  skies 

are  borne! 
That  winter  chills  us,   and  the  storm 
makes  rents 
In  our  frail  tents. 

4  Therefore  we  need  not  fear, 
Though    moth    and    rust    corrupt    our 

treasure  here  ; 
Though  midnight  thieves  creep  in  with 
silent  stealth 
To  steal  our  wealth. 


SONGS  FOR  CHRISTIAN  PILGRIMS.    299 

5       For,  in  our  Father's  house, 

A  mansion  fair  He  has  prepared  for  us; 
And  only  till   His  voice  shall  call   us 
hence, 
We  dwell  in  tents. 

303         Tune — Remember  Me.     C.  M. 
44  We  which  have  believed  do  enter  into  rest." 

Heb.  iv.  3. 

APPRESSED  with  noon-day's  scorch- 
"     ing  heat, 

To  yonder  cross  I  flee ; 
Beneath  its  shelter  take  my  seat : 

No  shade  like  this  for  me ! 

2  Beneath  that  cross  clear  waters  burst — 

A  fountain  sparkling  free; 
And  there  T  quench  my  desert  thirst : 
No  spring  like  this  for  me ! 

3  A  stranger  here,  I  pitch  my  tent 

Beneath  this  spreading  tree  ; 
Here  shall  my  pilgrim  life  be  spent: 
No  home  like  this  for  me ! 

4  For  burdened  ones  a  resting  place, 

Beside  that  cross  I  see ; 

I  here  cast  off  my  weariness : 

No  rest  like  this  for  me ! 


300    SONGS  FOR  CHRISTIAN  PILGRIMS. 

304         Tune — Ellington.         6s  &  4s. 

"And  confessed  that  they  were  strangers  and 
pilgrims  on  the  earth." 

Heli.  xi.  13. 

T  AM  a  stranger  here ; 
*     No  home,  no  rest  I  see ; 
Not  all  earth  counts  most  dear 
Can  win  a  sigh  from  me — 
I'm  going  home ! 


2  Jesus !  thy  home  is  mine, 

And  I,  thy  Father's  child : 
With  hopes  and  joys  divine, 
The  world's  a  weary  wild — 
I'm  going  home ! 

3  Home !  oh,  how  soft  and  sweet, 

It  thrills  upon  the  heart ! 
Home !  where  the  brethren  meet, 
And  never,  never  part — 
I'm  going  home ! 

4  Home !  where  the  Bridegroom  takes 

The  purchase  of  his  love; 

Home !  where  the  Father  waits 

To  welcome  her  above — 

I'm  going  home  ! 


SONGS  FOR  CHRISTIAN  PILGRIMS.    301 

305  Tune— Gorton.  S.  M. 

"When  a  few  years  are  come,  then  I  shall  go 
the  way  whence  I  shall  not  return." 

Job.  xvi.  22. 

A    FEW  more  years  may  roll, 
■**■     A  few  more  seasons  come, 
And  we  shall  be  with  Christ  above, 
In  our  eternal  home. 

2  A  few  more  suns  may  set 

O'er  these  dark  hills  of  time, 
And  we  shall   be  wrhere  suns  are  not — 
A  far  serener  clime. 

3  A  few  more  storms  may  beat 

On  this  wild  rocky  shore, 
And  we  shall  be  where  tempests  cease, 
And  surges  swell  no  more. 

4  A  few  more  struggles  here, 

A  few  more  partings  o'er, 
A  few  more  toils,  a  few  more  tears, 
And  we  shall  weep  no  more. 

5  A  few  more  meetings  here 

May  cheer  us  on  our  way, 
And  we  shall  reach  the  endless  rest, 
Th'  eternal  Sabbath  day. 

6  Tis  but  "  a  little  while," 

And  He  shall  come  again, 
Who  died  that  we  might  live;  who  lives 
That  we  with  Him  may  reicrn. 


302    SONGS  FOR  CHRISTIAN  PILGRIMS. 

306  7\tne— Granby.  S.  M. 

"Now  is  our  salvation  nearer  than  we  believed." 

Rom.  xiii.  il. 

ITOW  full  of  joy  the  hope 
**■     That  lights  the  pilgrim's  breast, 
I'm  nearer  every  passing  hour 
The  undented  rest. 

2  Nearer  my  Father's  house, 

Its  hallowed  joys  to  share; 
Nearer  my  Saviour's  advent  hour, 
Who  comes  to  take  me  there. 

3  Nearer  that  city  fair, 

Jerusalem  above; 
The  palace  of  the  glorious  King, 
The  banquet  of  His  love. 

4  Nearer  its  pearly  gates, 

Which  ever  wide  unfold ; 
Nearer  the  ransomed  hosts  that  throng 
Its  streets  of  purest  gold. 

5  Nearer  the  nightless  day, 

That  needs  no  sun  to  shine ; 
God  and  the  Lamb  the  glory  there, 
The  light  is  all  divine. 

6  Oh !  may  I  nearer  be, 

In  spirit  day  by  day, 
And  haste,  with  undefined  feet, 
Along  my  pilgrim  way. 


SONGS  FOR  CHRISTIAN  PILGRIMS.    303 

307         Tune — Angel's  Song.        S.  M. 
"  So  shall  we  ever  be  with  the  Lord/' 

I  Thcss.  iv.  17. 

ccFOR  ever  with  the  Lord!" 
■*■      Amen  !  so  let  it  be  : 
Life  from  the  dead  is  in  that  word, 
Tis  immortality. 

2  Here  in  the  body  pent, 
Absent  from  Him  I  roam, 

Yet  nightly  pitch  my  moving  tent 
A  day's  march  nearer  home. 

3  My  Father's  house  on  high, 
Home  of  my  soul,  how  near 

At  times,  to  faith's  transpiercing  eye, 
Thy  golden  gates  appear. 

4  My  thirsting  spirit  faints 
To  reach  the  home  I  love, 

The  bright  inheritance  of  saints, 
Jerusalem  above. 

5  And  though  there  intervene 
Rough  roads  and  stormy  skies, 

Faith  will  not  suffer  aught  to  screen 
Thy  glory  from  mine  eyes. 

6  There  shall  all  clouds  depart, 
The  wilderness  shall  cease ; 

And  sweetly  shall  each  gladden'd  heart 
Enjoy  eternal  peace. 


304    SONGS  FOR  CHRISTIAN  PILGRIMS. 

308  Tune — Halle.  7s. 

"The  foxes  have  holes,  and  the  birds  of  the  air 
have  nests;  but  the  Son  of  man  hath  not 
where  to  lay  His  head." 

Matt.  viii.  20. 

T  ORD  of  heaven !  lone  and  sad, 
*J     I  would  lift  my  heart  to  Thee ; 
Pilgrim  in  a  foreign  land, 

Gracious  Father,  look  on  me. 
I  shall  neither  faint  nor  die 
While  I  walk  beneath  Thine  eye. 

2  I  will  stay  my  faith  on  Thee, 

And  will  never  fear  to  tread 
Where  the  Saviour  Master  leads ; 

He  will  give  me  daily  bread. 
Christ  was  hungry,  Christ  was  poor — 
He  will  feed  me  from  His  store. 

3  Foxes  to  their  holes  have  gone, 

Every  bird  unto  its  nest ; 
But  I  wander  all  alone, 

And  for  me  there  is  no  rest. 
Yet  I  neither  faint  nor  fear, 
For  the  Saviour  Christ  is  here. 

4  If  I  live,  He'll  be  with  me ; 

If  I  die,  to  Him  I  go. 
He'll  not  leave  me,  I  will  trust  Him, 

And  my  heart  no  fear  shall  know. 
Sin  and  sorrow  I  defy, 
For  on  Jesus  I  rely. 


SONGS  FOR  CHRISTIAN  PILGRIMS.    305 

309  Tune—  Oak.  6s  &  4s. 

"Bather  rejoice,  because  your  names  are  written 
in  heaven." 

Luke  x.  20. 

TKTE  are  but  strangers  here  ; 
' '       Heaven  is  our  home! 
Earth  is  a  desert  drear ; 

Heaven  is  our  home  ! 
Dangers  and  sorrows  stand 
Round  us  on  every  hand ; 
Heaven  is  our  father-land, 

Heaven  is  our  home ! 

2  What  though  the  tempest  rage; 

Heaven  is  our  home ! 
Short  is  our  pilgrimage ; 

Heaven  is  our  home ! 
This  life's  wild  wintry  blast 
Soon  will  be  overpast : 
We  shall  reach  home  at  last ; 

Heaven  is  our  home ! 


There  at  our  Saviour's  side, 
In  heaven  our  home ! 

We  shall  be  glorified ; 
Heaven  is  our  home ! 

There  with  the  good  and  blest, 

Those  we  love  most  and  best, 

We  shall  for  ever  rest; 
In  heaven  our  home  ! 
20 


306    SONGS  FOR  CHRISTIAN  PILGRIMS. 

4  Therefore  we'll  murmur  not, 

Heaven  is  our  home ! 
Whate'er  our  earthly  lot ; 

Heaven  is  our  home  ! 
We  shall  yet  surely  stand, 
There  at  our  Lord's  right  hand ; 
Heaven  is  our  father-land, 

Heaven  is  our  home ! 

310  Tune — Friendship.         P.  M. 

14  My  God  shall  supply  all  your  need  according 
to  His  riches  in  glory  by  Christ  Jesus.' ' 

Phil.  iv.  19. 

T  WANT  that  adorning  divine, 

*     Thou  only,  my  God,  canst  bestow ; 

I  want  in  those  beautiful  garments  to 

shine, 
Which    distinguish    Thy    household 

below. 

2  I  want  every  moment  to  feel 

That  Thy  Spirit  resides  in  my  heart — 
That  His  power  is  present,  to  cleanse 
and  to  heal, 
And  newness  of  life  to  impart. 

3  I  want  so  in  Thee  to  abide 

As  to  bring  forth  some  fruit  to  Thy 
praise ; 
The  branch  which  Thou  prunest,  though 
feeble  and  dried, 
May  languish,  but  never  decays. 


SONGS  FOR  CHRISTIAN  PILGRIMS.    307 

4  I  want,  by  my  aspect  serene, 

My  actions  and  words,  to  declare 
That  my  treasure  is  placed  in  a  country 

unseen — 
That  my  heart's  best  affections  are 

there. 

5  I  want,  as  a  traveler,  to  haste 

Straight  onward,   nor  pause  on  my 
way; 
Nor   forethought,  nor  anxious  contri- 
vance to  waste 

On  the  tent  only  pitched  for  a  day. 

311      Tune — Consecration.  4s,  6s  &  8s. 

"God  forbid  that  I  should  glory,  save  in  the 
cross  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  by  whom  the 
world  is  crucified  unto  me,  and  I  unto  the 
world." 

Gal.  vi.  14. 

THINE,  Jesus,  Thine, 

*      No  more  this  heart  of  mine 

Shall  seek  its  joy  apart  from  Thee ; 

The  world  is  crucified  to  me, 
And  I  am  Thine. 

2       Thine,  ever  Thine, 
For  ever  to  recline 
On  love  eternal,  fixed  and  sure — 
Yes,  I  am  Thine  for  evermore, 
Lord  Jesus,  Thine. 


308    SONGS  FOR  CHRISTIAN  PILGRIMS. 

3  Then  let  me  live, 
Continual  praise  to  give 

To  Thy  dear  name,  my  precious  Lord, 
Henceforth  alone,  beloved,  adored, 
So  let  me  live — 

4  Till  Thou  shalt  come, 
And  bear  me  to  Thy  home, 

Forever  freed  from  earthly  care, 
Eternally  Thy  love  to  share — 
Lord  Jesus,  come. 

312  Tune — Victory.  ios. 

"We  are  the  circumcision,  which  worship  God  in 
the  spirit,  and  rejoice  in  Christ  Jesus,  and 
have  no  confidence  in  the  flesh." 

Phil.  iii.  3. 

JOYFULLY,    joyfully,    onward    we 
^      move, 
Bound   for  the   land  of  bright   spirits 

above ; 
Jesus,  the  Saviour,  invites  us  to  come ; 
Joyfully,  joyfully,  hasten  we  home. 
Soon    will    our    pilgrimage    end    here 

below ; 
Soon    to    the   presence    of   Christ   we 

shall  go; 
And  since  our  hearts  have  to  Jesus  been 

given, 
Joyfully,  joyfully,  rest  we  in  heaven. 


SONGS  FOR  CHRISTIAN  PILGRIMS.    309 

2  Voice    of  archangel,    and    trumpet    of 

God, 
Joyfully    summon    the  quick   and    the 

dead; 
Bright  in  His  glory  shall  Jesus  appear, 
Upward  in  clouds  shall  we  meet  Him 

in  air. 
Partings  all  over,  and  sorrows  all  gone, 
Blest'in  His  presence  eternally  one; 
Like  Him,  and  with  Him  forever  to  be, 
Joyfully,  joyfully,  welcome  the  day. 

3  Crowns  may  encircle  our  radiant  brow, 
Joyful  we'll  cast  them  before  Him  and 

bow; 
Harps  of  the  harpers  shall  gladden  the 

throne, 
Joyful  to  tell  He  is  worthy  alone : 
Angels  in   chorus   their   anthem    shall 

raise, 
Only  to  give  Him  all  honor  and  praise ; 
And  every  creature  around  and  above, 
Joyfully,  joyfully,  rests  in  His  love. 


310    SONGS  FOR  CHRISTIAN  PILGRIMS. 

313  v— Horeb.  7s  &  6s. 

"And  thy  renown  went  forth  among  the  heathen 
for  thy  beauty  :  for  it  was  perfect  through  my 
comeliness,  which  I  had  put  upon  thee,  saith 
the  Lord  God." 

Ezek    xvi.  14. 

"DEHOLD!  a  Royal  Bridegroom 
"  Hath  called  me  for  His  bride ! 
I  joyfully  make  ready 

And  hasten  to  His  side. 
He  is  a  Royal  Bridegroom, 

But  I  am  very  poor ! 
Of  low  estate  He  chose  me 

To  show  His  love  the  more. 

2  First  in  my  tears  I  washed  me — 

They  could  not  make  me  clean : 
A  fountain  then  He  showed  me, 

Strange  until  then  unseen  ! 
Oh  1  love,  oh,  grace,  that  showed  it! 

Revealed  its  cleansing  power ! 
How  could  I  choose  but  hasten 

To  meet  Him  from  that  hour. 

3  And  still  with  feeble  footsteps, 

And  turning  oft  astray, 
I  go  to  meet  the  Bridegroom, 

Though  stumbling  by  the  way. 
I  soil  my  royal  garments 

With  earth  where'er  I  fall; 
I  break  and  mar  my  ornaments, 

But  He  will  know  them  all. 


SONGS  FOR  CHRISTIAN  PILGRIMS.    3II 

4  Close,  close,  dear  Guide,  and  lead  me, 

I  can  not  go  aright ! 
Through  all  that  doth  beset  me, 

Keep,  keep  me  close  in  sight ! 
Tis  but  a  little  longer ; 

Methinks  the  end  I  see; 
Oh  !  matchless  love  and  mercy, 

The  Bridegroom  waits  for  me. 

314  Tune — Hemans.  7s. 

*  Blessed  is  the  man  that  endnreth  temptation  : 

for  when  He  is  tried,  He  shall  receive  the 

crown  of  life." 

James  i.  12. 

TIT  HEN,  along  life's  thorny  road, 
* '       Faints  the  soul  beneath  its  load, 
By  its  cares  and  sins  oppress'd, 
Finds  on  earth  no  peace  nor  rest ; 
When  the  wily  tempter's  near, 
Filling  us  with  doubt  and  fear, 
Jesus,  to  Thy  feet  we  flee  ; 
Jesus,  we  will  look  to  Thee. 

2  Thou,  our  Saviour,  from  the  throne, 
List'nest  to  Thy  people's  groan ; 
Thou,  the  living  Head,  dost  share 
Ev'ry  pang  Thy  members  bear; 
Full  of  tenderness  Thou  art, 
Thou  wilt  heal  the  broken  heart  ; 
Full  of  power,  Thine  arm  shall  quell 
All  the  rage  and  might  of  hell. 


312    SONGS  FOR  CHRISTIAN  PILGRIMS. 

3  Mighty  to  redeem  and  save, 
Thou  hast  overcome  the  grave ; 
Thou  the  bars  of  death  hast  riv'n, 
Open'd  wide  the  gates  of  heav'n ; 
Soon  in  glory  Thou  wilt  come, 
Taking  Thy  poor  pilgrims  home ; 
Jesus,  then  we  all  shall  be 
Ever,  ever,  Lord,  with  Thee. 

315  Tune — Eltham.  7s. 

"Thou,  therefore,  endure  hardness,  as  a  good 
soldier  of  Jesus  Christ." 

2  Tim.  ii.  3. 

"DRETHREN,  while  we  sojourn  here, 
**  Fight  we  must,  but  should  not  fear; 
Foes  we  have,  but  we've  a  friend, 
One  that  loves  us  to  the  end  : 
Forward,  then,  with  courage  go, 
Long  we  shall  not  dwell  below ; 
Soon  the  joyful  news  will  come — 
"  Child,    your     Father     calls — Come 
home !" 

2  In  the  way  a  thousand  snares 
Lie,  to  take  us  unawares ; 
Satan,  with  malicious  art, 
Watches  each  unguarded  part : 
But  from  Satan's  malice  free, 
Saints  shall  soon  victorious  be ; 
Soon  the  joyful  news  will  come — 
"  Child,     your     Father     calls — Come 
home !" 


SONGS  FOR  CHRISTIAN  PILGRIMS.    313 

3  But,  of  all  the  foes  we  meet, 
None  so  oft  betray  our  feet — 
Noi.e  betray  us  into  sin, 
Like  the  foes  that  dwell  within. 
Yet  let  nothing  spoil  your  peace, 
Christ  will  also  conquer  these ; 
And  the  joyful  news  will  come — 
"  Child,     your     Father     calls — Come 
home !" 

316       Tune — Shining  Shore.    8s  &  7s. 

44  Yet  a  little  while,  and  He  that  shall  come  will 
come,  and  will  not  tarry." 

Heb.  x.  37. 

A  ND  is  it  so  ?  "  A  little  while," 
■**     And  then  the  life  undying, 
The  light  of  God's  unclouded  smile, 

The  singing  for  the  sighing  ? 
"  A  little  while !"  Oh  !  glorious  word, 

Sweet  solace  of  our  sorrow  : 
And  then  "  for  ever  with  the  Lord," 

The  everlasting  morrow. 

2  Then  be  it  ours  to  journey  on 

In  paths  that  He  decrees  us, 
Where  His  own  feet  before  have  gone, 

Our  strength,  our  hope,  our  Jesus; 
In  lowly  fellowship  with  Him 

The  cross  appointed  bearing; 
For  oh !  a  crown  no  grief  can  dim 

One  day  we  shall  be  wearing. 


314    SONGS  FOR  CHRISTIAN  PILGRIMS. 

3  Oh !  'twill  be  passing  sweet  to  gaze 
On  Him  in  all  His  glory ; 
And  lost  in  love  and  glad  amaze 

To  shout  redemption's  story ; 
Till  angels  bend  to  catch  the  strain 

Our  human  lips  are  welling, 
And  "  worthy  is  the  Lamb  once  slain," 
Resounds    through     heaven's    high 
dwelling. 

317      Tune — Harvey's  Chant.     CM. 

"Nevertheless,    not  my    will,   but  Thine,    he 
done." 

Luke  xxii.  42. 

T  AM  not  sent  a  pilgrim  here, 
*     My  heart  with  earth  to  fill ; 
But  I  am  here  God's  grace  to  learn, 
And  serve  God's  sovereign  will. 

2  He  leads  me  on  through  smiles   and 

tears, 
Grief  follows  gladness  still ; 
But  let  me  welcome  both  alike, 
Since  both  work  out  His  will. 

3  The  strong  man's  strength  to   toil  for 

Christ, 
The  fervent  preacher's  skill, 
I  sometimes  wish — but  better  far 
To  be  just  what  God  will. 


SONGS  FOR  CHRISTIAN  PILGRIMS.    315 

4  I  know  not  how  this  languid  life 

May  life's  vast  ends  fulfil ; 
He  knows ;  and  that  life  is  not  lost 
That  answers  well  His  will. 

5  No  service  in  itself  is  small, 

None  great,  though  earth  it  fill ; 

But  that  is  small  that  seeks  its  own, 

And  great  that  seeks  God's  will. 

6  Then  hold   my   hand,    most   gracious 

Lord! 
Guide  all  my  goings  still ; 
And  let  this  be  my  life's  one  aim, 
To  do  or  bear  Thy  will. 

318  Tune— Watcher.        7S&6S. 

"But  one  thing  is  needful:  and  Mary  hath 
chosen  that  good  part,  which  shall  not  be 
taken  away  from  her." 

Luke  x.  42. 

T  NEED  Thee,  precious  Jesus, 
*■■     For  I  am  very  poor ; 
A  stranger  and  a  pilgrim, 

I  have  no  earthly  store; 
I  need  the  love  of  Jesus 

To  cheer  me  on  my  way, 
To  guide  my  doubting  footsteps, 

To  be  my  strength  and  stay. 


316    SONGS  FOR  CHRISTIAN  PILGRIMS. 

2  I  need  Thee,  precious  Jesus, 

I  need  a  friend  like  Thee; 
A  friend  to  soothe  and  pity, 

A  friend  to  care  for  me. 
I  need  the  heart  of  Jesus 

To  feel  each  anxious  care, 
To  tell  my  every  want  to, 

And  all  my  sorrows  share. 

3  I  need  Thee,  precious  Jesus, 

I  need  Thee  day  by  day, 
To  fill  me  from  Thy  fulness, 

To  lead  me  on  my  way : 
I  need  Thy  Holy  Spirit 

To  teach  me  what  I  am, 
To  show  me  more  of  Jesus, 

To  point  me  to  the  Lamb. 

4  I  need  Thee,  precious  Jesus, 

And  hope  to  see  Thee  soon, 
Encircled  with  the  rainbow, 

And  seated  on  Thy  throne : 
There,  with  the  blood-bought  children, 

My  joy  shall  ever  be, 
To  sing  Thy  praise,  Lord  Jesus — 

To  gaze,  my  Lord,  on  Thee. 


CHRISTIAN    FAITH.  317 


CHRISTIAN  FAITH. 


319  Tune—  Chimes.  C.  M. 

"To  him  that  worketh  not,  hut  helieveth  on 
Him  that  Justine th  the  ungodly,  his  faith  is 
counted  for  righteousness." 

Rom.  iv.  5. 

"PAITH  is  a  very  simple  thing, 
*      Though  little  understood; 
It  frees  the  soul  from  death's  dread 
sting, 
By  resting  in  the  blood. 

2  Faith  is  not  what  we  feel  or  see, 

It  is  a  simple  trust 
In  what  the  God  of  love  has  said 
Of  Jesus  as  "  the  Just." 

3  What  Jesus  is,  and  that  alone, 

Is  faith's  delightful  plea ; 

It  never  deals  with  sinful  self, 

Nor  righteous  self,  in  me. 

4  It  tells  me  I  am  counted  "  dead  " 

By  God,  in  His  own  word; 
It  tells  me  I  am  "  born  again  " 
In  Christ,  my  risen  Lord. 


318  CHRISTIAN    FAITH. 

5  If  He  is  free,  then  I  am  free 
From  all  unrighteousness ; 
If  He  is  just,  then  I  am  just, 
He  is  my  righteousness. 

320  Tune— Rhine.  C.  M. 

"To  them  that  have  ohtained  like  precious  faith 
with  us  through  the  righteousness  of  God  and 
our  Saviour  Jesus  Christ." 
2  Pet.  i.  i. 

TTOW  precious  is  the  faith  that  gives 
•"■     A  precious  Christ  to  me, 
And  precious  makes  the  blood  He  shed 
On  the  accursed  tree ! 

2  And  precious  and  exceeding  great 

Are  all  the  promises; 
"  Yea  and  amen  in  Him  "  inscribed 
On  what  each  promise  says. 

3  Precious,  beyond  conception,  faith  ! 

It  with  the  promise  deals, 

And,  for  the  soul,  appropriates 

The  blessing  each  reveals. 

4  Not  only  preciousness  He  stamps 

Upon  the  faith  thus  tried; 
But  preciousness  upon  the  means 
Whereby  'tis  purified. 


CHRISTIAN    FAITH.  319 

5   Discerning  this,  each  trial  will 
Courageous  hope  inspire ; 
While  faith  reminds — the  trial  is 
But  "  the  Refiner's  fire." 

321  Tune—  Amity.  S.  H.  M. 

44  In  Jesus  Christ  neither  circnmcision  availeth 
any  thing,  nor  uncircumcision,  but  faith  which 
worketh  by  love." 

Gal.  v    6. 

T^AITH  is  the  polar  star 

*      That  guides  the  Christian's  way, 

Directs  his  wanderings  from  afar 

To  realms  of  endless  day : 
It  points  the  course,  where'er  he  roam, 
And  safely  leads  the  pilgrim  home. 

2  Faith  is  the  rainbow's  form 

Hung  on  the  brow  of  heaven, 
The  glory  of  the  passing  storm, 

The  pledge  of  mercy  given : 
It  is  the  bright  triumphal  arch 
Through    which    the    saints  to    glory 
march. 

3  The  faith  that  works  by  love, 

And  purifies  the  heart, 
A  foretaste  of  the  joys  above 

To  mortals  can  impart : 
It  bears  us  through  this  earthly  strife, 
And  triumphs  in  immortal  life. 


320  CHRISTIAN    FAITH. 

322  Time—  Ortonville.         C.  M. 
"By  grace  are  ye  saved  through  faith." 

Eph.  ii.  8. 

A  GIFT  of  gifts!   O  grace  of  faith! 
V     My  God,  how  can  it  be 
That  thou,  who  hast  discerning  love, 
Shouldst  give  that  gift  to  me ! 

2  Ah,  Grace !  into  unlikeliest  hearts 

It  is  thy  boast  to  come; 

The  glory  of  thy  light  to  find 

In  darkest  spots  a  home. 

3  Thy  choice,  O  God  of  goodness !  then 

I  lovingly  adore ; 
Oh,  give  me  grace  to  keep  thy  grace, 
And  grace  to  long  for  more ! 

323  Tune— Adnal.  8s. 

"Being  justified  by  faith  we  have  peace  with 
God  through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ." 

Rom.  v.  i. 

fTHE  moment  a  sinner  believes, 
-■-      And  trusts  in  his  crucified  God, 
His  pardon  at  once  he  receives, 

Redemption    in    full    through    His 
blood. 

2  The  faith,  that  unites  to  the  Lamb, 
And  brings  such  salvation  as  this, 
Is  more  than  mere  fancy  or  name, 
The  work  of  God's  Spirit  it  is. 


CHRISTIAN    FAITH.  321 

3  It  says  to  the  mountains,  "  depart," 

That   stand   betwixt   God   and   the 
soul : 
It  binds  up  the  broken  in  heart, 

The  wounded  in  conscience  makes 
whole  : 

4  Bids  sins  of  a  crimson-like  dye, 

Be  spotless  as  snow  and  as  white; 
And  raises  the  sinner  on  high, 
To  dwell  with  the  angels  of  light. 

324  Tune — Martyrdom.         C.  M. 

"  This  is  the  victory  that  overcometh  the  worlds 

even  our  faith." 

I  John  v.  4. 

UAITH  adds  new  charms  to  earthly 
*      bliss 

And  saves  me  from  its  snares ; 
Its  aid  in  ev'ry  duty  brings, 
And  softens  all  my  cares ; 

2  Extinguishes  the  thirst  of  sin, 
And  lights  the  sacred  fire 

Of  love  to  God  and  heav'nly  things, 
And  feeds  the  pure  desire. 

3  The  wounded  conscience  knows  its 

pow'r 
The  healing  balm  to  give;  M 

That  balm  the  saddest  heart  can  cheer, 
And  make  the  dying  live. 

21 


322  CHRISTIAN    FAITH. 

4  Wide  it  unvails  celestial  worlds, 
Where  deathless  pleasure  reigns  ; 

And  bids  me  seek  my  portion  there, 
Nor  bids  me  seek  in  vain ; 

5  Shows    me    the    precious    promise 

seaFd 
With  my  Redeemer's  blood ; 
And  helps  my  feeble  hope  to  rest 
Upon  a  faithful  God. 

325  Tune— Swan  wick.  C.  M. 

"Faith  is  the  substance  of  things  hoped  for,  the 

evidence  of  things  not  seen.'* 

Heb.  xi.  i. 

"FAITH  is  the  brightest  evidence 
*      Of  things  beyond  our  sight, 
Breaks  through  the  clouds  of  flesh  and 
sense 
And  dwells  in  heavenly  light. 

2  It  sets  times  past  in  present  view, 

Brings  distant  prospects  home, 
Of  things  a  thousands  years  ago. 
Or  thousand  years  to  come. 

3  By  faith  we  know  the  worlds  were  made 

By  God's  almighty  word ; 
Abra'm,  to  unknown  countries  led, 
By  faith  obeyed  the  Lord. 


CHRISTIAN    FAITH.  323 

4  He  sought  a  city  fair  and  high, 
Built  by  the  eternal  hands; 
And  faith  assures  us,  though  we  die, 
That  heavenly  building  stands. 

326  Tune — Inquiry.    •        C.  M. 

"Lord,  inorease  our  faith." 

Luke  xvii.  5. 

AH  for  a  faith  that  will  not  shrink, 
^     Though  press'd  by  ev'ry  foe, 
That  will  not  tremble  on  the  brink 
Of  any  earthly  woe ! 

2  That  will  not  murmur  nor  complain 

Beneath  the  chast'ning  rod, 
But,  in  the  hour  of  grief  or  pain, 
Will  lean  upon  its  God  ; 

3  A  faith  that  shines  more   bright   and 

clear 
When  tempests  rage  without ; 
That  when  in  danger  knows  no  fear, 
In  darkness  feels  no  doubt; 

4  That  bears,  unmov'd,  the  world's  dread 

frown, 
Nor  heeds  its  scornful  smile ; 
That  seas  of  trouble  can  not  drown, 
Nor  Satan's  arts  beguile ; 


324  CHRISTIAN    FAITH. 

5  A  faith  that  keeps  the  narrow  way 

Till  life's  last  hour  is  fled, 
And  with  a  pure  and  heav'nly  ray 
Lights  up  a  dying  bed. 

6  Lord,  give  us  such  a  faith  as  this, 

And  then,  whate'er  may  come, 
We'll  taste,  e'en  here,  the  hallow'd  bliss 
Of  an  eternal  home. 


327         Tune — Duke  Street.       L.  M. 
"Above  all,  taking  the  shield  of  faith.,, 

Eph.  vi.  16. 

^TIS  by  the  faith  of  joys  to  come 
*     We  walk  through  deserts  dark  as 
night ; 
Till  we  arrive  at  heaven,  our  home, 
Faith  is  our  guide,  and  faith  our  light. 

2  The  want  of  sight  she  well  supplies ; 

She  makes  the  pearly  gates  appear; 
Far  into  distant  worlds  she  pries, 
And  brings  eternal  glories  near. 

3  Cheerful  we  tread  the  desert  through, 

While  faith  inspires  a  heavenly  ray ; 
Though  lions  roar,  and  tempests  blow, 
And  rocks  and  dangers  fill  the  way. 


CHRISTIAN    FAITH.  325 

328  Tune— Woolwich.  C.  M. 

"  By  faith  he  sojourned  in  the  land  of  promise, 
as  in  a  strange  country — for  he  looked  for  a 
city  which  hath  foundations,  whose  builder 
and  maker  is  God." 

Heb.  xi,  9,  10. 

AH,  if  the  Christian's  faith  would  soar 
^     To  realms  of  fadeless  light, 
What  soul-inspiring  scenes  of  bliss 

Would  greet  the  raptured  sight ! 
From   those    bright    heights   to    faith 
revealed, 

Where  joy  for  ever  beams, 
How  vain  the  earth,  how  poor  its  joy, 

How  pitiful  it  seems ! 

2  Its  dazzling  scenes,  its  empty  sounds, 

Its  pageants  of  an  hour, 
When  viewed  from  faith's  transcendent 
heights, 

Must  lose  their  boasted  power. 
0.  sweet,  my  soul,  the  voice  that  bids 

Thee  leave  a  world  like  this, 
And  in  a  world  more  beauteous  far, 

Secure  substantial  bliss ! 

3  Nor  mocks  the  voice,  that  bids  thee  go, 

For  faith,  the  gift  divine, 
On  pinions  bright  will  bear  thee  on, 
Till  heavenly  glories  shine; 


326  CHRISTIAN    FAITH. 

Till  earth  assumes  its  proper  place, 
In  the  believer's  breast; 

Till  he  shall  fully,  sweetly  know- 
That  here  is  not  his  rest. 

329        Tune—  Heber,  Betha.      C.  M. 
"Have  faith  in  God." 

Mark  xi.  22. 

^TIS  faith  supports  my  feeble  soul, 

*      In  times  of  deep  distress; 
When  storms  arise  and  billows  roll, 
Great  God,  I  trust  Thy  grace. 

2  Thy  powerful  arm  still  bears  me  up, 

Whatever  griefs  befall ; 
Thou  art  my  life,  my  joy,  my  hope, 
And  Thou  my  all  in  all. 

3  Bereft  of  friends,  beset  with  foes, 

With  dangers  all  around, 
To  Thee  I  all  my  fears  disclose, 
In  Thee  my  help  is  found. 

4  In  every  want,  in  every  strait, 

To  Thee  alone  I  fly ; 
WTien  other  comforters  depart, 
Thou  art  for  ever  nigh. 


CHRISTIAN    HOPE.  327 


CHRISTIAN  HOPE. 


330  Tune—  Canaan.  C.  M. 

"  That  being  justified  by  His  grace,  we  should 
be  made  heirs  according  to  the  hope  of  eternal 
life." 

Tit  in.  7. 

TTOW  blessed  is  the  tie  that  binds 
*■     Believers'  hearts  in  one ! 
How  sweet  the  hope   that  tunes  our 
minds 

In  harmony  divine ! 
It  is  the  hope,  the  blissful  hope, 

Which  Jesus'  grace  hath  given — 
The  hope,  when  days  and  years  are 
past, 

That  we  shall  meet  in  heaven. 

2  We  all  shall  meet  in  heaven  at  last — 
With  Jesus  meet  in  heaven ; 
With  him,  when  days   and   years   are 
past, 
We  all  shall  meet  in  heaven. 
It  is  the  hope,  the  blissful  hope,  &c. 


328  CHRISTIAN    HOPE. 

3  What  tho'  our  lot  in  trial  here 

And  poverty  be  cast ! 
What  tho'  around  our  sorrowing  heart 

May  howl  the  wintry  blast ! 
Yet  still  we  share  the  blissful  hope,  &c. 

4  From    Burmah's    shores,    from   Afric's 

strand, 

From  India's  burning  plain, 
From  Europe  and  Columbia's  land, 

We  hope  to  meet  again. 
It  is  the  hope,  the  blissful  hope,  &c. 

331  Tutu— Solid  Rock.         L.  M. 

44  Which  hope  we  have  as  an  anchor  of  the  sonl, 
both  sure  and  steadfast,  and  which  entereth 
into  that  within  the  vail." 

Heb.  vi.  19. 

"MY  hope  is  built  on  nothing  less 
•"■**     Than  Jesus'  blood  and  righteous- 
ness; 
I  dare  not  trust  the  sweetest  frame, 
But  wholly  lean  on  Jesus'  name. 

On  Christ,  the  solid  rock,  I  stand ; 

All  other  ground  is  sinking  sand. 

2  When  darkness  seems  to  vail  his  face, 
I  rest  on  his  unchanging  grace; 
In  every  high  and  stormy  gale, 
My  anchor  holds  within  the  vail  : 

On  Christ,  the  solid  rock,  I  stand ; 

All  other  ground  is  sinking  sand. 


CHRISTIAN    HOPE.  329 

3  His  oath,  his  covenant  and  blood 
Support  me  in  the  whelming  flood ; 
When  all  around  my  soul  gives  way, 
He  then  is  all  my  hope  and  stay  : 

On  Christ,  the  solid  rock,  I  stand; 

All  other  ground  is  sinking  sand. 

332       Tune — Elizabethtown.      CM. 

"God  our  Saviour,  and  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  our 
hope." 

I  Tim.  i.  1. 

TTOPE  of  our  hearts,  O  Lord,  appear! 
"     Thou  glorious  star  of  day ! 
Shine  forth  and  chase  the  dreary  night 
With  all  our  fears  away. 

2  Strangers  on  earth,  in  all  below 

No  loveliness  we  see ; 
Our  eye  is  on  the  royal  crown 
Prepared  for  us  in  Thee. 

3  But,  dearest  Lord  !  however  bright 

That  crown  of  joy  above, 

What  is  it  to  the  brighter  hope 

Of  dwelling  in  Thy  love ! 

4  There,  near  Thy  heart,  upon  Thy  throne, 

The  ransomed  Bride  shall  see 
What  grace  was  in  the  bleeding  Lamb, 
Who  died  to  make  her  free. 


330  CHRISTIAN    HOPE. 

333         Time — Millennium.      7s  &  6s. 

"By  whom  also  we  have  access  by  faith  into 
this  grace  wherein  we  stand,  and  rejoice  in 
hope  oi  the  glory  of  God." 

Rom.  v.  2. 

A  LORD !  we  happy  children, 
"     Whilst  yet  on  earth  we  roam, 
Find  in  our  Father's  bosom 

Our  spirit's  present  home; 
For  where  Thou  art  reclining 

By  faith  we,  too,  repose, 
And  we  were  raised  to  Heaven 

When  Thou,  our  Head,  arose. 

2  In  spirit  there  already 

We  soon  shall  really  be — 
In  soul  and  body  perfect, 

And  glorified  with  Thee. 
Our  Father's  smiles  are  cheering 

The  brief,  but  thorny  way ; 
Our  Father's  house — the  dwelling, 

Made  ready  for  that  day. 

3  The  Comforter,  now  present, 

Assures  us  of  Thy  love ; 
He  is  the  glorious  earnest 

Of  joy  secured  above. 
The  river  of  Thy  pleasures 

Is  what  we  wait  for  now, 
With  Thy  new  name  imprinted 

On  every  sinless  brow. 


CHRISTIAN    HOPE.  331 

4  Lord !  we  await  Thy  glory ; 

We  have  no  home  but  where 
T1V  unbroken  heavenly  family 

The  joy  with  us  shall  share. 
No  place  can  ever  please  us 

Where  Thou,  O  Lord,  art  not ; 
In  Thee,  with  Thee  for  ever 

By  grace  our  blessed  lot. 

334  Tune— King.  S.  M. 

44 Hope  maketh  not  ashamed;  because  the  love 
of  God  is  shed  abroad  in  our  hearts  by  the 
Holy  Ghost  which  is  given  unto  us. 

Rom    v.  5. 

AIVE  to  the  winds  thy  fears ; 
™      Hope,  and  be  undismayed; 
God  hears  thy  sighs,  and  counts  thy 
tears, 
God  shall  lift  up  thy  head. 

2  Through  waves,  through  clouds  and 

storms, 
He  gently  clears  thy  way ; 
Wait  thou  His  time ;  so  shall  this  night 
Soon  end  in  joyous  day. 

3  Still  heavy  is  thy  heart ! 

Still  sink  thy  spirits  down  ! 
Cast  off  the  weight,  let  fear  depart, 
Bid  everv  care  be  gone. 


332  CHRISTIAN    HOPE. 

4  Far,  far  above  thy  thought 

His  counsel  shall  appear, 
When  fully  He  the  work  hath  wrought 
That  caused  thy  needless  fear. 

5  What,  though  thou  rulest  not ! 

Yet  heaven,  and  earth,  and  hell 
Proclaim,  God  sitteth  on  the  throne, 
And  ruleth  all  things  well ! 

335  Tune—  Henrv.  C.  M. 

"  Every  man  that  hath  this  hope  in  Him  puri- 
fieth  himself,  even  as  He  is  pure." 

I  John  iii.  3. 

A  HAPPY  soul,  that  lives  on  high, 
^     While  men  lie  groveling  here ! 
His  hopes  are  fixed  above  the  sky, 
And  faith  forbids  his  fear. 

2  He  waits  in  secret  on  his  God, 

His  God  in  secret  sees ; 
Let  earth  be  all  in  arms  abroad, 
He  dwells  in  heavenly  peace. 

3  His  pleasures  rise  from  things  unseen, 

Beyond  this  world  and  time, 
Where  neither  eyes  nor  ears  have  been, 
Nor  thoughts  of  sinners  climb. 

4  He  wants  no  pomp,  nor  royal  throne 

To  raise  his  figure  here ; 
Content  and  pleased  to  live  unknown, 
Till  Christ,  his  life,  appear. 


CHRISTIAN    HOPE.  333 

5  He  looks  to  Heaven's  eternal  hill, 
To  meet  that  glorious  day ; 
And  patient  waits  his  Saviour's  will 
To  fetch  his  soul  away. 

336  Tune—  Mendon.  L.  M. 

"Blesseth  is  the  man  that  trusteth  in  the  Lord, 
and  whose  hope  the  Lord  is." 

Jer.  xvii.  7. 

THE  God  of  my  salvation  lives; 
*      My  nobler  life  He  will  sustain; 
His  word  immortal  vigor  gives, 

Nor  shall  my  glorious  hopes  be  vain. 

2  Thy   presence.    Lord,   can    cheer  my 

heart, 
Though  every  earthly  comfort  die; 
Thy  smile  can  bid  my  pains  depart, 
And  raise  my  sacred  pleasures  high. 

3  O  let  me  hear  Thy  blissful  voice, 

Inspiring  life  and  joy  divine; 
The  barren  desert  shall  rejoice ; 
'Tis  paradise,  if  Thou  art  mine. 


334  CHRISTIAN    HOPE. 

337  7*fi**— Ware.  L.  M. 

"We  give  thanks  to  God  and  the  Father  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ— for  the  hope  which  is  laid 
up  for  you  in  heaven. ■ 

Col.  i.  3-5. 
THY    Father's    house !    Thine    own 
*      bright  home ! 

And  Thou  hast  there  a  place  for  me ! 
Though  yet  an  exile  here  I  roam, 
That  distant  home  by  faith  I  see. 

2  I  see  its  dome's  replendent  glow, 

Where  beams  of  God's  own   glory 

fall, 
And  trees  of  life  immortal  grow, 

Whose  fruits  o'erhang  the  sapphire 

wall. 

3  I  know  that  Thou,  who  on  the  tree 

Didst  deign  our  mortal  guilt  to  bear, 
Wilt  bring  Thine  own  to  dwell  with 
Thee, 
And  waitest  to  receive  them  there. 

4  Thy  love  will  there  array  my  soul 

In  Thine  own  robe  of  spotless  hue; 
And  I  shall  gaze,  while  ages  roll, 
On  Thee,  with  raptures  ever  new. 

5  O  welcome  day,  when  Thou  my  feet 

Shalt  bring  the  shining  threshold  o'er, 
A  Father's  warm  embrace  to  meet, 
And  dwell  at  home  for  evermore. 


CHRISTIAN    LOVE.  335 


CHRISTIAN  LOYE. 


338  Tune — Callender.         C.  M. 

"We  love  Him,  because  He  first  loved  us." 

I  John  iv.  19. 

T  LOVE  Thee,  O  my  God !  but  not 

f     For  what  I  hope  thereby, 

Nor  yet  because  who  love  Thee  not 

Must  die  eternally. 
I  love  Thee,  O  my  God !  and  still 

I  ever  will  love  Thee, 
Solely  because,  my  God,  Thou  art 

Who  first  hast  loved  me  ! 

2  For  me,  to  lowest  depths  of  woe 

Thou  didst  Thyself  abase, 
For  me  didst  bear  the  cross,  the  shame, 

And  manifold  disgrace ; 
For  me  didst  suffer  pains  unknown, 

Blood- sweat  and  agony. 
Yea,  death  itself — all,  all  for  me ! 

For  me,  Thine  enemy  ! 

3  Then  shall  I  not,  O  Saviour  mine ! 

Shall  I  not  love  Thee  well  ? 
Not  with  the  hope  of  winning  heaven, 
Nor  of  escaping  hell; 


336  CHRISTIAN    LOVE. 

Not  with  the  hope  of  earning  aught 

Nor  seeking  a  reward ; 
But  freely,  fully  as  Thyself 

Hast  loved  me,  O  Lord ! 

339  iime— Varina.  C.  M. 

"  Herein  is  love,  not  that  we  loved  God,  bntthat 
He  loved  us,  and  sent  His  Son  to  be  the  propi- 
tiation for  onr  sins.'* 

I  John  iv.  9. 

YU  E  love  thee,  Lord,  because  when  we 
^*      Had  erred  and  gone  astray, 
Thou  didst  recall  our  wandering  souls 

Into  the  homeward  way ; 
When  helpless,  homeless,  we  were  lost 

In  sin  and  sorrow's  night, 
Thou  didst  send  forth  a  guiding  ray 

Of  thy  benignant  light ; 

2  Because,  when  we  forsook  thy  ways, 

Nor  kept  thy  holy  will, 
Thou  wert  not  an  avenging  Judge, 

But  a  gracious  Father  still ; 
Because,    though   we've    forgot    thee, 
Lord, 

Thou  hast  not  us  forgot — 
Though  we  have  oft  forsaken  thee, 

Yet  thou  forsakest  not ; 

3  Because,  O  Lord,  thou  lovedst  us 

With  everlasting  love ; 
Because  thou  gav'st  thy  Son  to  die, 
That  we  might  live  above ; 


CHRISTIAN    LOVE.  337 

Because,  when  we  were  heirs  of  wrath, 
Thou  gav'st  the  hopes  of  heaven : 

We  love  because  we  much  have  sinned, 
And  much  have  been  forgiven. 

340  Tune — Prairie.         7s  &  6s. 

"I  have  loved  thee  with  an  everlasting  love: 
therefore  with  loving  kindness  have  I  drawn 
thee." 

Jer.  xxxi.  3. 

A  LORD,  thy  love's  unbounded — 
^     So  sweet,  so  full,  so  free — 
My  soul  is  all  transported, 
Whene'er  I  think  on  thee ! 

2  Yet,  Lord,  alas !  what  weakness 

Within  myself  I  find, 
No  infant's  changing  pleasure 
Is  like  my  wandering  mind. 

3  And  yet  thy  love's  unchanging, 

And  doth  recall  my  heart 
To  joy  in  all  its  brightness, 
The  peace  its  beams  impart. 

4  Yet  sure,  if  in  thy  presence, 

My  soul  still  constant  were, 
Mine  eye  would,  more  familiar, 
Its  brighter  glories  bear. 
22 


33^  CHRISTIAN    LOVE. 

5  And  thus,  thy  deep  perfections 

Much  better  should  I  know, 
And  with  adoring  fervor 
In  this  thy  nature  grow. 

6  Still  sweet  'tis  to  discover, 

If  clouds  have  dimm'd  my  sight, 
When  pass'd,  Eternal  Lover, 

Toward  me,  as  e'er,  Thou'rt  bright. 

341  Time—  Bremen.         L.  C.  M. 

"The  love  of  Christ  constraineth  ns." 

2  Cor.  v.  34. 

A  LOVE  divine,  how  sweet  thou  art ! 
"  When  shall  I  find  my  longing  heart 

All  taken  up  by  thee  ? 
Oh,  may  I  pant  and  thirst  to  prove 
The  greatness  of  redeeming  love — 

The  love  of  Christ  to  me ! 

2  God  only  knows  the  love  of  God : 
Oh,  that  it  more  were  shed  abroad 

In  this  poor  longing  heart ! 
For  love  I'd  sigh — for  love  I'd  pine: 
This  only  portion,  Lord,  be  mine : 

Be  mine  the  better  part. 

3  Oh,  that  I  may  for  ever  sit, 
Like  Mary,  at  the  Master's  feet! 

Be  this  my  happy  choice ; 
My  only  care,  my  only  bliss, 
My  joy,  my  heaven  on  earth  be  this — 

To  hear  the  Bridegroom's  voice. 


CHRISTIAN    LOVE.  339 

4  Oh,  that  I  may,  like  favor'd  John, 
Recline  my  wearied  head  upon 

The  dear  Redeemer's  breast ! 
From  care,  and  sin,  and  sorrow  free, 
Give  me,  O  Lord,  to  find  in  thee 

My  everlasting  rest. 

342  Tune—  Chester.  C.  M. 

"He  brought  me  to  the  banqueting  house,  and 
His  banner  over  me  was  love. 

Song  of  Sol.  ii.  4. 

MY  tongue  shall  spread  the  Saviour's 
-"■**     fame, 

Whose  grace  I  daily  prove; 
For  since  my  soul  has  known  His  name, 

His  banner  has  been — Love. 

2  When  walking  in  the  paths  of  sin, 

I  far  from  Him  would  rove, 
By  sweet  constraint  He  drew  me  in, 
And  waved  His  banner — Love. 

3  He  spread  the  banquet,  made  me  eat, 

Bid  all  my  fears  remove; 
Yea,  o'er  my  guilty  rebel  head 
He  placed  His  banner — Love. 

4  When,  weary  of  His  rich  repast, 

I've  sought,  alas !  to  rove, 
He  has  recalled  His  faithless  guest, 
And  showed  His  banner — Love. 


34-0  CHRISTIAN    LOVE. 

5  In  every  conflict  I  sustain, 

My  enemies  shall  prove 
Through  Him  the  vict'ry  I  obtain, 
Beneath  His  banner — Love. 

6  And  when  He  calls  me  home  ere  long, 

To  feast  with  Him  above, 
Through  all  eternity  my  song 
Shall  be — His  changeless  Love. 

343  Time — Yarmouth.       7s  &  6s. 

"Surely  His  salvation  is  nigh  them  that  fear 
Him ;  that  glory  may  dwell  in  our  land." 

Ps.  lxxxv.  9. 

AH,  Christ,  He  is  the  fountain, 
^     The  deep,  sweet  well  of  love ! 
The  streams  on  earth  I've  tasted, 

More  deep  I'll  drink  above  : 
There,  to  an  ocean  fulness, 

His  mercy  doth  expand, 
And  glory,  glory  dwelleth 

In  Immanuel's  land. 

2   Oh !  I  am  my  Beloved's, 

And  my  Beloved's  mine  ! 
He  brings  a  poor  vile  sinner 

Into  His  "  house  of  wine !" 
I  stand  upon  His  merit, 

I  know  no  other  stand, 
Not  e'en  where  glory  dwelleth 

In  Immanuel's  land. 


CHRISTIAN    LOVE.  341 

3  The  bride  eyes  not  her  garment, 

But  her  dear  Bridegroom's  face ; 
I  will  not  gaze  at  glory, 

But  on  my  King  of  Grace — 
Not  at  the  crown  He  giveth, 

But  on  His  pierced  hand — 
The  Lamb  is  all  the  glory 

Of  Immanuel's  land. 

344  Tune—  DeFleury.  8s. 

44  To  know  the  love  of  Christ,  which  passeth 
knowledge,  that  ye  might  be  filled  with  all 
the  fulness  of  God/' 

Eph.  iii.  19. 

If  Y  gracious  Redeemer  I  love, 

■*■"*     His  praises  aloud  I'll  proclaim, 

And  join  with  the  ransom'd  above, 

To  sound  His  adorable  name : 
To  gaze  on  His  glories  divine, 

Shall  be  my  eternal  employ ; 
To  feel  them  incessantly  shine, 

My  boundless,  ineffable  joy. 

2  He  freely  redeem'd  with  His  blood 
My  soul  from  the  confines  of  hell, 
To  live  on  the  smiles  of  my  God, 

And  in  His  blest   presence  to  dwell ; 
To  shine  with  the  angels  of  light ; 
With    saints    and    with    seraphs    to 
sing; 
To  view,  with  eternal  delight, 
My  Jesus,  my  Saviour,  my  King. 


342  CHRISTIAN    LOVE. 

3  My  glorious  Redeemer !  I  long 

To  see  thee  descend  on  the  cloud, 
Amidst  the  bright,  numberless  throng, 

And  mix  with  the  triumphing  crowd. 
Oh  !  when  wilt  thou  bid  me  ascend, 

To  join  in  thy  praises  above — 
To  gaze  on  thee,  world  without  end, 

And  feast  on  thy  heavenly  love  ? 

345  Tune — Middleton.      8s  &  7s. 

"The  God  of  love  and  peace  shall  be  with  you." 

3  Cor.  xiii.   n. 

T  OVE  divine,  all  praise  excelling, 

-^  Joy  of  heaven,  to  earth  come  down  ! 

Bless  us  with  thy  rich  indwelling, 

All  thy  faithful  mercies  crown ; 
Saviour,  thee  we'd  still  be  blessing, 

Serve  thee  here,  as  soon  above — 
Praise  thee,  Saviour,  without  ceasing, 

Glory  in  thy  dying  love. 

2  Carry  on  thy  new  creation — 

Faithful,  holy,  may  we  be ; 
Joyful  in  thy  full  salvation, 

More  and  more  conform'd  to  thee ! 
Changed  from  glory  into  glory, 

'Till  in  heaven  we  take  our  place, 
Then  to  worship  and  adore  thee, 

Lost  in  wonder,  love  and  praise ! 


CHRISTIAN    LOVE.  343 

346  7*///*— GERAR.  S.  M. 

"Fulfill  ye  my  joy,  that  ye  be  like-minded, 
having  the  same  love,  being  of  one  accord,  of 
one  mind." 

Phil.  ii.  2. 

"DLEST  be  the  tie  that  binds 
**     Our  hearts  in  Christian  love ; 
The  fellowship  of  kindred  minds 
Is  like  to  that  above. 

2  Before  our  Father's  throne 

We  pour  our  ardent  prayers : 
Our  fears,  our  hopes,  our  aims  are  one, 
Our  comforts  and  our  cares. 

3  We  share  our  mutual  woes, 

Our  mutual  burdens  bear, 
And  often  for  each  other  flows, 
The  sympathizing  tear. 

4  When  we  asunder  part 

It  gives  us  inward  pain ; 
But  we  shall  still  be  joined  in  heart, 
And  hope  to  meet  again. 

5  This  glorious  hope  revives 

Our  courage  by  the  way ; 
While  each  in  expectation  lives, 
And  longs  to  see  the  day. 

6  From  sorrow,  toil  and  pain, 

And  sin  we  shall  be  free  ; 
And  perfect  love  and  friendship  reign 
Through  all  eternity. 


344  CHRISTIAN    LOVE. 

347  Tune— Chimes.  C.  M. 

"Beloved,  let  us  love  one  another;  for  love  is  of 
God :  and  every  one  that  loveth  is  born  of  God, 
and  knoweth  God." 

I  John  iv,  7. 

pOME,  let  us  join  our  friends  above 
^     That  have  obtained  the  prize, 
And  on  the  eagle  wings  of  love 
To  joy  celestial  rise. 

2  Let  saints  below  his  praises  sing, 

With  those  to  glory  gone ; 
For  all  the  servants  of  our  King 
In  heaven  and  earth  are  one. 

3  One  family,  we  dwell  in  Him, 

One  church  above,  beneath ; 
Though  now  divided  by  the  stream — 
The  narrow  stream  of  death. 

%  One  army  of  the  living  God, 
To  his  commands  we  bow ; 
Part  of  the  host  have  crossed  the  flood, 
And  part  are  crossing  now. 

348  Tune — Montpelier.         L.  M. 

♦Hereby  perceive  we  the  love  of  God,  because 
He  laid  down  His  life  for  us." 

I  John  iii.  16. 

^O,  not  the  love  without  the  blood — 
■*•'      That  were  no  love  to  me  at  all; 
It  could  not  reach  my  sinful  soul, 


CHRISTIAN    LOVE.  345 

Nor  hush  the  fears  which  me  appall. 
I  need  the  love,  I  need  the  blood, 

I  need  the  grace,  the  cross,  the  grave, 
I  need  the  resurrection  power, 

A  soul  like  mine  to  purge  and  save. 

The  love  I  need  is  righteous  love, 

Inscribed    upon    the    blood-stained 
tree — 
Love  that  exacts  the  sinner's  debt, 

Yet  in  exacting  sets  him  free. 
Love  that  condemns  the  sinner's  sin, 

Yet  in  condemning  pardon  seals ; 
That  saves  from  righteous  wrath,  and 
yet 

In  saving  righteousness  reveals. 

Love  boundless  as  Jehovah's  self, 

Love  holy  as  His  righteous  law, 
Love  unsolicited,  unbought — 

The  love  proclaimed  on  Golgotha. 
This  is  the  love  that  calms  my  heart, 

That  soothes  each   conscience-pang 
within, 
That  pacifies  my  guilty  dread, 

And  frees  me  from  the  power  of  sin. 


34-6  PRAYER. 


PRAYER. 


349  Tune— Fvrtk.  S.  M.  D. 

"Let  us,  therefore,  come  boldly  unto  the  throne 
of  grace." 
Hcb.  iv.  16. 

pOME  to  the  Throne  of  Grace, 
^  Children  of  God  draw  near; 
It  is  the  holy  meeting  place, 

Where  Jesus  will  appear 
Unto  each  waiting  saint, 

Unto  each  troubled  soul, 
To  hear  the  burdened  heart's  complaint, 

And  make  the  wounded  whole. 

2  Come  to  the  Throne  of  Grace, 

The  door  is  open  wide  ; 
It  is  the  blessed  meeting  place 

Of  Jesus  and  His  bride : 
He  whispers  from  above 

To  each  beloved  child, 
And  says  to  each,  "  thou  art  my  love, 

My  dove,  my  undented." 


PRAYER.  347 

3  Come  to  the  Throne  of  Grace, 

There  daily  strength  obtain, 
To  run  with  joy  the  heavenly  race, 

The  victory  to  gain ; 
The  conflict  may  be  great, 

The  battle  may  be  strong, 
Still  here  in  faith  and  patience  wait, 

Ye  shall  o'ercome  ere  long. 

4  Come  to  the  Throne  of  Grace, 

Now  in  your  utmost  need, 
Spread  all  before  your  Father's  face, 

His  word  of  promise  plead; 
He  will  not  with  us  chide, 

Nor  turn  His  ear  away, 
He  gave  His  Son,  who  for  us  died, 

And  will  not  say  us  nay. 

350  Tune — Advent.         8s  Sz  4s. 

"The  Lord  will  command  His  loving  kindness  in 
the  day  time,  and  in  the  night  His  song  shall 
be  with  me,  and  my  prayer  unto  the  God  of  my 
life." 

Ps.  xlii.  8. 

MY  God,  is  any  hour  so  sweet, 

™     From  blush   of  morn  to  evening 

star, 
As  that  which  calls  me  to  thy  feet ; 
The  hour  of  prayer  ? 


34-8  PRAYER. 

2  Blest  is  the  tranquil  hour  of  morn, 

And  blest  that  hour  of  solemn  eve, 
When,  on  the  wings  of  prayer  up-borne, 
The  world  I  leave. 

3  No  words  can  tell  what  sweet  relief 

There  for  my  every  want  I  find ; 
What   strength   for  warfare,  balm   for 
grief, 
What  peace  of  mind. 

4  Hushed  is  each  doubt,  gone  every  fear; 

My  spirit  seems  in  heaven  to  stay ; 
And  e'en  the  penitential  tear 
Is  wiped  away. 

5  Lord,  till  I  reach  that  blissful  shore, 

No  privilege  so  dear  shall  be 
As  this,  my  inmost  soul  to  pour 
In  prayer  to  thee. 

351  Tune— Belief.  C.  M. 

"  Whatsoever  ye  shall  ask  in  my  name,  that 
will  I  do,  that  the  Father  may  be  glorified  in 
the  Son." 

John  xiv.  13. 

fTHERE  is  a  name — one  only  name, 
*      On  which  the  soul  can  rest ; 
The  pardon'd  sinner  owns  its  claim, 
And  is  for  ever  blest. 


PRAYER.  349 

2  A  hist'ry  full  of  wondrous  love 

That  sacred  name  unfolds, 

And  still  that  sacrifice  of  blood 

The  Father's  eye  beholds. 

3  There  is  a  name,  the  sweetest  name ; 

Let  us  in  this  draw  nigh ! 
The  vail  is  rent,  the  way  is  made 
To  God  beyond  the  sky. 

4  There  is  a  name — it  is  our  plea 

Before  the  Father's  throne; 
Of  all  His  treasures  'tis  the  key, 
Which  makes  them  all  our  own. 

5  No  burning  mount,  no  thunder's  roar, 

Shall  fright  one  soul  away; 
No  foe  can  shut  that  open  door, 
Since  Jesus  is  the  way. 

6  Oh,   plead    His   name — His    precious 

name, 
With  boldness  at  the  throne ; 
For  all  He  has,  and  all  we  need, 
Himself  hath  made  our  own. 

352   Tune — Sweet  Hour  of  Prayer. 

L.  M.  D. 

"In  every  thing  by  prayer  and  suppHcation 
with  thanksgiving  let  yonr  requests  be  made 
known  unto  God." 

Phil.  iv.  6. 

CWEET  hour  of  prayer!  sweet  hour 

^     of  prayer ! 

That  calls  me  from  a  world  of  care, 


350  PRAYER. 

And  bids  me  at  my  Father's  throne, 
Make  all  my  wants  and  wishes  known; 
In  seasons  of  distress  and  grief 
My  soul  has  often  found  relief, 
And  oft  escaped  the  tempter's  snare, 
By  thy  return,  sweet  hour  of  prayer; 
And  oft  escaped  the  tempter's  snare, 
By  thy  return,  sweet  hour  of  prayer. 

2  Sweet  hour  of  prayer !   sweet  hour  of 

prayer ! 
Thy  wings  shall  my  petition  bear, 
To  him  whose  truth  and  faithfulness 
Engage  the  waiting  soul  to  bless ; 
And  since  he  bids  me  seek  his  face, 
Believe  his  word,  and  trust  his  grace, 
I'll  cast  on  him  my  every  care, 
And  wait  for  thee,  sweet  hour  of  prayer. 

3  Sweet  hour  of  prayer !  sweet  hour  of 

prayer ! 
May  I  thy  consolation  share, 
Till,  from  Mount  Pisgah's  lofty  height, 
I  view  my  home,  and  take  my  flight ; 
This  robe  of  flesh  I'll  drop,  and  rise 
To  seize  the  everlasting  prize : 
And  shout,  while  passing  through  the 

air, 
Farewell,     farewell,     sweet    hour     of 

prayer. 


PRAYER.  351 

353        Tbm— Olive's  Brow.       L.  M. 

"If  any  man  sin,  we  have  an  advocate  with  the 
Father,  Jesus  Christ  the  righteous. " 

I  John  ii.  1. 

CHILDREN  of  God!  in  all  your  need, 

^  Remember  Him  who  died  for  you; 

Ye  suppliants  !  think,  whene'er  ye  plead, 

The  Lord  of  love  is  pleading,  too : 

2  Nor  pleads  in  vain — the  Father  hears 

The  voice  of  His  beloved  Son. 
'Tis  music  in  Jehovah's  ears ; 

He  pleads,  and  lo,  the  suit  is  won. 

3  "  Father,  forgive  them  !"  Jesus  cried, 

When  bleeding  on  the  cursed  tree — 
"  Bless,  bless  them,   Lord,    for   this  I 
died !" 
Is  now  His  all-prevailing  plea. 

4  Come,   brethren,    then,     our    feeblest 

prayer, 
Perfumed  with  Jesus'  blessed  name, 
Is  heard  on  high,  is  treasured  there, 
And  all  that  heaven  can  give  may 
claim. 

5  From  everlasting  we  are  His, 

In  love's  eternal  counsel  given ; 
And  He  himself  our  portion  is, 

The  glory  of  our  promised  heaven. 


352  PRAYER. 

354  Tune — Shawmut.  S.  M. 

"  Having,  therefore,  brethren,  boldness  to  enter 
into  the  holiest  by  the  blood  of  Je3us— let  ns 
draw  near  with  a  true  heart  in  full  assuranco 
of  faith,  having  our  hearts  sprinkled  from  an 
evil  conscience." 

Heb.  x.  19-22. 

"DEHOLD  the  throne  of  grace! 

■^     The  promise  calls  me  near ; 

There  Jesus  shows  a  smiling  face, 

And  waits  to  answer  prayer. 

2  That  rich  atoning  blood, 

Which  sprinkled  round  I  see, 
Provides  for  those  who  come  to  God 
An  all-prevailing  plea. 

3  My  soul,  ask  what  thou  wilt  — 

Thou  canst  not  be  too  bold ; 
Since  His  own  blood  for  thee  He  spilt, 
What  else  can  He  withhold  ? 

4  Beyond  thy  utmost  wants 

His  love  and  power  can  bless ; 
To  praying  souls  He  always  grants 
More  than  they  can  express. 

5  Thine  image,  Lord,  bestow, 

Thy  presence  and  thy  love ; 
I  ask  to  serve  thee  here  below, 
And  reign  with  thee  above. 


PRAYER.  353 

6  Teach  me  to  live  by  faith, 
Conform  my  will  to  thine; 
Let  me  victorious  be  o'er  death, 
And  then  in  glory  shine. 

355     Tune — Mount  Vernon.    8s  &  7s. 

"  All  things,  whatsoever  ye  shall  ask  in  prayer, 
believing,  ye  shall  receive." 

Matt.  xxi.  22. 

T  ET  us  pray  i  the  Lord  is  willing, 
*-*     Ever  waiting,  prayer  to  hear; 
Ready,  His  kind  words  fulfilling, 
Loving  hearts  to  help  and  cheer. 

2  Let  us  pray !  our  God  with  blessing 

Satisfies  the  praying  soul ; 
Bends  to  hear  the  heart's  confessing, 
Moulding  it  to  His  control. 

3  Let  us  pray !   though  foes  surrounding, 

Vex,  and  trouble,  and  dismay; 
Precious  grace,  through  Christ  abound- 
ing, 
Still  shall  cheer  us  on  our  way. 

4  Let  us  pray !  our  life  is  praying ; 

Prayer  with  time  alone  may  cease; 
Then  in  heaven,  God's  will  obeying, 
Life  is  praise  and  perfect  peace. 
23 


354  PRAYER. 

356  Tune—  Detroit.  S.  M. 

"  Truly  our  fellowship  is  with  the  Father,  and 
with  His  Son  Jesus  Christ." 

I  John  i.  3. 

\TOW  from  the  world  withdrawn, 
■j-'      For  intercourse  with  thee, 
May  each,  O  Lord,  before  thy  throne, 
From  earthly  cares  be  free. 

2  Possess  our  every  thought, 

And  teach  our  minds  to  pray  ; 
Help  us  to  worship  as  we  ought, 
And  thus  conclude  the  day. 

3  Our  strength  may  we  renew, 

And  lift  our  hearts  above, 
That,  while  life's  journey  we  pursue, 
We  still  may  walk  in  love. 

4  Then,  in  our  latter  end, 

If  death  shall  close  our  eyes, 
Thy  mercy  will  our  souls  attend, 
And  bear  them  to  the  skies. 

357  Tune— Wanderer.       S.  M.  D. 

4<He  spake  a  parable  unto  them  to  this  end,  that 
men  ought  always  to  pray,  and  not  to  faint.'* 

Luke  xviii.  1. 

TESUS,  my  strength,  my  hope, 
**      On  thee  I  cast  my  care; 
With  humble  confidence  look  up, 
And  know  thou  hear'st  my  prayer. 


PRAYER.  355 

Give  me  on  thee  to  wait, 

Till  I  can  all  things  do ; 
On  thee — almighty  to  create, 

Almighty  to  renew. 

2  I  want  a  sober  mind, 

A  self-renouncing  will, 
That  tramples  down,  and  casts  behind, 

The  baits  of  pleasing  ill : 
A  soul  inured  to  pain, 

To  hardship,  grief  and  loss ; 
Bold  to  take  up,  firm  to  sustain, 

The  consecrated  cross. 

3  I  want  a  godly  fear, 

A  quick  discerning  eye, 
That  looks  to  thee  when  sin  is  near, 

And  sees  the  tempter  fly : 
A  spirit  still  prepared, 

And  arm'd  with  jealous  care; 
Forever  standing  on  its  guard, 

And  watching  unto  prayer. 

358  Tune— Wanderer.       S.  M.  D. 

"Pray  without  ceasing." 

I  Thess.  v.  17, 

T  WANT  a  heart  to  pray — 
*     To  pray,  and  never  cease; 
Never  to  murmur  at  thy  stay, 
Or  wish  my  sufFrings  less. 


35^  PRAYER. 

This  blessing,  above  all — 

Always  to  pray — I  want ; 
Out  of  the  deep  on  thee  to  call, 

And  never,  never  faint. 

2  I  want  a  true  regard, 

A  single,  steady  aim — 
Unmoved  by  threat'ning  or  reward, 

To  thee  and  thy  great  name : 
A  jealous,  just  concern, 

For  thine  immortal  praise ; 
A  pure  desire  that  all  may  learn 

And  glorify  thy  grace. 

3  I  rest  upon  thy  word — 

The  promise  is  for  me ; 
My  succor  and  salvation,  Lord, 

Shall  surely  come  from  thee : 
But  let  me  still  abide, 

Nor  from  my  hope  remove, 
Till  thou  my  patient  spirit  guide 

Into  thy  perfect  love. 

359  Tune — Bethany.         6s  &  4s. 

"Continue   in  prayer,  and  watch  in  the  same 
with  thanksgiving." 

Col.  iv.  2. 

TTASTE,  my  dull  soul,  arise, 
**     Cast  off  thy  care, 
Press  to  the  opened  skies, 
Mighty  in  prayer. 


PRAYER.  357 

Jesus  has  gone  before, 
Count  all  thy  troubles  o'er, 
He  who  thy  burden  bore, 
Jesus,  is  there. 

2  Soul,  for  the  marriage  feast 

Robe  and  prepare, 
Pureness  becomes  each  guest — 

Jesus  is  there. 
Saints,  wave  your  victory  palms, 
Chant  your  celestial  psalms ; 
Bride  of  the  Lamb,  thy  charms 

Oh,  let  us  wear ! 

3  Heaven's  bliss  is  perfect,  pure, 

Glory  is  there ; 
Heaven's  bliss  is  ever  sure, 

Thou  art  its  heir. 
What  makes  its  joy  complete  ? 
What  makes  its  hymns  so  sweet  ? 
There  our  best  Friend  we  meet — 

Jesus  is  there. 

360         Tune — Montpelier.     L.  M.  D. 

44 Casting  all  your  care  upon  Him;  for  He  careth 
for  you." 
I  Pet.  v.  7. 

BRAYER  is  the  unburd'ning  of  the 
*      soul, 

The  simple  act  whereby  I  roll 
Each  trial,  trouble,  cross  and  care 
On  shoulders  able  all  to  bear. 


35^  PRAYER. 

The  aching  head — the  heart  oppress'd 
Prayer  places  on  a  Father's  breast ; 
However  heavy  be  the  load, 
In  prayer  I  roll  it  all  on  God ! 

2  In  prayer,  with  God  I  converse  hold, 
Nought  in  my  heart  from  Him  with- 
hold ; 

Be  't  joy  or  woe,  or  hope  or  fear, 
All  is  unbosom'd  in  His  ear; 
And  sought  for  blessing  coming  down, 
Tells  that   my  voice  has   reach'd  His 

throne ; 
That  beats  and  acts  for  me,  each  hour, 
His  heart  of  love  and  arm  of  pow'r ! 

3  And  though  the  answer  which  I  sought 
Come  (not  as  I  had  wish'd  or  thought) 
Envelop'd,  to  the  eye  of  sense, 

In  some  dark,  frowning  providence ; 
Yet  Faith's  anointed  eye  can  trace 
That  answer  to  the  throne  of  grace, 
And  see  the  Answerer  of  prayer, 
Through  darkest  dispensations,  there ! 

361  Tune—  Dundee.  C.  M. 

"Behold,  he  prayeth." 

Acts  ix.  ii. 

DRAYER  is  the  soul's  sincere  desire, 
■■-       Unuttered  or  expressed ; 
The  motion  of  a  hidden  fire 
That  trembles  in  the  breast. 


PRAYER.  359 

2  Prayer  is  the  burden  of  a  sigh, 

The  falling  of  a  tear; 
The  upward  glancing  of  an  eye, 
When  none  but  God  is  near. 

3  Prayer  is  the  simplest  form  of  speech 

That  infant  lips  can  try ; 
Prayer  the  sublimest  strains  that  reach 
The  Majesty  on  high. 

4  Prayer  is  the  contrite  sinner's  voice 

Returning  from  his  ways, 
While  angels  in  their  songs  rejoice, 
And  say,  "  Behold,  he  prays." 

5  Prayer  is  the  Christian's  vital  breath, 

The  Christian's  native  air, 
His  watchword  at  the  gate  of  death : 
He  enters  heaven  with  prayer. 

362  Tune—  Gorton.  S.  M. 

44 1  have  called  upon  thee,  for  thou  wilt  hear  me, 

0  God." 

Ps.  xvii.  6. 

TESUS,  who  knows  full  well 

™      The  heart  of  every  saint ; 

Invites  us  all  our  griefs  to  tell, 

To  pray  and  never  faint. 

2  He  bows  His  gracious  ear, 
We  never  plead  in  vain ; 
Yet  we  must  wait  till  He  appear, 
And  pray,  and  pray  again. 


360  PRAYER. 

3  Jesus,  the  Lord,  will  hear 

His  chosen  when  they  cry, 
Yes,  though  He  may  a  while  forbear, 
He'll  help  them  from  on  high. 

4  His  nature,  truth  and  love, 

Engage  Him  on  their  side ; 
When  they   are    grieved,   his   mercies 
move, 
And  can  they  be  denied  ? 

5  Then  let  us  earnest  be, 

And  never  faint  in  prayer; 
He  loves  our  importunity, 

And  makes  our  cause  His  care. 

363  P***— Zephyr,  L.  M. 

"Praying  always  with  all  prayer  and  supplica- 
tion in  the  Spirit." 

Eph.  vi.  18. 

DRAYER  was  appointed  to  convey 
*      The  blessings  God  designs  to  give  ; 
Long  as  they  live,    should    Christians 
pray, 
For  only  while  they  pray  they  live. 

2  The  Christian's  heart  his  prayer  indites, 
He  speaks  as  prompted  from  within : 
The  Spirit  his  petition  writes, 

And  Christ  receives  and  gives  it  in. 


PRAYER.  361 

3  If  pains  afflict,  or  wrongs  oppress, 

If  cares  distract,  or  tears  dismay; 
If  guilt  deject,  if  sin  distress, 
The  remedy's  before  thee — pray. 

4  Tis    prayer   supports   the    soul   that's 

weak, 
Though  thought  be  broken,  language 

lame; 
Pray,  if  thou  canst,  or  canst  not  speak, 
But  pray  with  faith  in  Jesus'  name. 

364  Tune—  Retreat.  L.  M. 

"The  Spirit  also  helpeth  our  infirmities;  for  we 
know  not  what  we  should  pray  for  as  we 
ought :  but  the  Spirit  itself  maketh  interces- 
sion for  us  with  groanings  that  can  not  be 
uttered." 

Rom.  viii.  26. 

Ty HAT  various  hindrances  we  meet 
"       In  coming  to  a  mercy-seat ! 
Yet    who    that    knows    the    worth   of 

prayer 
But  wishes  to  be  often  there  ? 

2  Prayer    makes     the    darkened    cloud 
withdraw, 
Prayer  climbs  the  ladder  Jacob  saw, 
Gives  exercise  to  faith  and  love, 
Brings  every  blessing  from  above. 


362  PRAYER. 

3  Restraining  prayer,  we  cease  to  fight; 
Prayer   makes    the    Christian's    armoi 

bright ; 
And  Satan  trembles  when  he  sees 
The  weakest  saint  upon  his  knees. 

4  Have  you  no  words  ?  Ah  !  think  again; 
Words  flow  apace  when  you  complain, 
And  fill  your  fellow-creature's  <ear 
With  the  sad  tale  of  all  your  care. 

5  Were  half  the  breath  thus  vainly  spent 
To  heaven  in  supplication  sent, 

Your  cheerful  song  would  oftener  be, 
"  Hear   what  the    Lord  has   done  for 

me." 

365    Tunc — Sweet  Hour  of  Prayer. 

L.  M. 
14  There  I  will  meet  with  thee,  and  I  will  com- 
mune with  thee  from  above  the  mercy  seat.'* 

Ex.  XXV.   21. 

"PROM  every  stormy  wind  that  blows, 
*■      From  every  swelling  tide  of  woes, 
There  is  a  calm,  a  sure  retreat — 
'Tis  found  beneath  the  mercy  seat. 

2  There  is  a  place,  where  Jesus  sheds 
The  oil  of  gladness  on  our  heads, 
A  place  than  all   besides  more  sweet — 
It  is  the  blood-bought  mercy  seat. 


PRAYER.  363 

3  There  is  a  scene,  where  spirits  blend, 
Where    friend   holds    fellowship    with 

friend ; 
Though    sundered    far,    by    faith  they 

meet 
Around  one  common  mercy  seat. 

4  Ah !  whither  could  we  flee  for  aid, 
When  tempted,  desolate,  dismayed, 
Or  how  the  hosts  of  hell  defeat, 
Had  suffering  saints  no  mercy  seat  ? 

5  There,  there  on  eagle's  wings  we  soar, 
And  sin  and  sense  seem  all  no  more; 
And  heaven  comes  down  our  souls  to 

greet, 
And  glory  crowns  the  mercy  seat. 

6  O  !  let  my  hand  forget  her  skill, 
My  tongue  be  silent,  cold  and  still, 
This  bounding  heart  forget  to  beat, 
If  I  forget  thy  mercy  seat. 

366  Tujic — Horton.  7s. 

44  What  tilings  soever  ye  desire,  when  ye  pray, 
believe  that  ye  receive  them,  and  ye  shall 
have  them." 

Mark  xi.  24. 

pOME,  my  soul,  thy  suit  prepare, 
^     Jesus  loves  to  answer  prayer  \ 
He  himself  has  bid  thee  pray, 
Therefore  will  not  say  thee  nay. 


364  PRAYER. 

2  Thou  art  coming  to  a  King, 
Large  petitions  with  thee  bring ; 
For  His  grace  and  power  are  such 
None  can  ever  ask  too  much. 

3  Lord,  I  come  to  thee  for  rest, 
Take  possession  of  my  breast ; 
There  thy  blood-bought  right  maintain, 
And  without  a  rival  reign. 

4  While  I  am  a  pilgrim  here, 
Let  thy  love  my  spirit  cheer ; 

As  my  Guide,  my  Guard,  my  Friend, 
Lead  me  to  my  journey's  end. 

367  Tune — Albion.  7s  &  6s. 

"Ask  and  ye  shall  receive,  that  your  joy  may 
be  full." 

John  xvi.  24. 

TTNWORTHY  is  thanksgiving, 
*~*      A  service  stain'd  with  sin, 
Except  as  thou  art  living, 

Our  Priest,  to  bear  it  in. 
In  every  act  of  worship, 

In  every  loving  deed, 
Our  thoughts  around  thee  centre, 

As  meeting  all  our  need. 

2  A  bond  that  nought  can  sever 
Has  fix'd  us  on  the  rock — 
Sin  put  away  for  ever, 

For  all  the  Shepherd's  flock ; 


PRAYER.  365 

And,  Lord,  thy  perfect  fitness 

To  do  a  Saviour's  part, 
The  Holy  Ghost  doth  witness 

To  each  believer's  heart. 

3  As  dews  that  fall  on  Hermon, 

Refreshing  all  below, 
The  Spirit's  holy  unction 

Doth  all  thy  beauty  show. 
Ah,  then,  how  good  and  pleasant 

To  worship,  serve  and  love — 
To  rise  o'er  all  things  present, 

And  taste  the  joys  above. 

S(J8  Tune—  Lyons.  6s  &  5s. 

"  How  much  more  shall  your  Father  which  is  in 
heaven  give  good  things  to  them  that  ask 
Him." 

Matt.  vii.  11. 

TN  weakness  and  trial, 

*     With  God  we  may  plead ; 

No  fear  of  denial, 

We're  sure  to  succeed : 
For,  though  we  oft  grieve  Him, 

His  promise  is  clear, 
And  love  will  believe  Him : 

Our  Father  will  hear. 

2  'Gainst  the  giant-like  might 
Of  our  foes,  we  can  bring, 
As  our  weapons  of  fight, 
But  a  stone  and  a  sling. 


366  PRAYER. 

Should  this  have  dismay'd  us, 

Our  souls  it  may  cheer 
That,  called  on  to  aid  us, 

Our  Father  will  hear. 

3  Our  calls  may  be  weak 

As  the  voice  of  a  child, 
And  all  that  we  speak 

Must  by  sin  be  denied; 
Yet  Christ  for  us  pleading, 

We  may  persevere ; 
Through  Him  interceding, 

Our  Father  will  hear. 

369       Time — Federal  Street.     L.  M. 

"Where  two  or  three  are  gathered  together  in 

my  name,  there  am  I  in  the  midst  of  them." 

Matt,  xviii.  20. 

JESUS,  where'er  thy  people  meet, 
**     There  they  behold  thy  mercy  seat; 
Where'er  they  seek  thee  thou  art  found, 
And  every  place  is  hallowed  ground. 

2  Dear  Shepherd  of  thy  chosen  few, 
Thy  former  mercies  here  renew : 
And  to  our  waiting  hearts  proclaim 
The  sweetness  of  thy  saving  name. 

3  Now    may    we    prove    the    power   of 

prayer, 
To  strengthen  faith  and  banish  care; 
To  teach  our  faint  desires  to  rise, 
And  bring  all  heaven  before  our  eyes. 


PRAYER.  367 

370  Tune—  Siloam.  C.  M. 
44 In   every   thing  by  prayer  and  supplication 

with  thanksgiving  let  your  requests  he  made 
known  unto  God." 

Phil.  iv.6. 

THERE  is  no  sorrow,  Lord,  too  light 
*      To  bring  in  prayer  to  thee; 
There  is  no  anxious  care  too  slight 
To  wake  thy  sympathy. 

2  Thou  who  hast  trod  the  thorny  road 

Wilt  share  each  small  distress : 
The  love  which  bore  the  greater  load 
Will  not  refuse  the  less. 

3  There  is  no  secret  sigh  we  breathe 

But  meets  thine  ear  divine ; 
And  every  cross  grows  light  beneath 
The  shadow,  Lord,  of  thine. 

4  Life's  ills  without,  sin's  strife  within, 

The  heart  would  overflow, 
But  for  that  love  which  died  for  sin, 
That  love  which  wept  with  woe. 

371  Tune— Joy.  C.  M.  D. 

44  A  holy  priesthood,  to  offer  up  spiritual  sacri- 
fices, acceptable  to  God,  by  Jesus  Christ. " 
I  Pet.  11.5. 

WITHIN  the  vail !    A  royal  priest— 
' "       Through  Christ  my  lips  may  raise 
Continually,  as  incense  sweet, 
Their  sacrifice  of  praise. 


368  PRAYER. 

A  worshiper  in  spirit  there, 

My  soul  delighteth  much 
With  God  to  rest,  and  feast  on  Christ : 

"  The  Father  seeketh  such." 

2  My  place  of  prayer !  No  more  afar 

From  earth  to  heaven  I  cry, 
But  whisper  in  the  Father's  ear 

Through  Him  who  brought  me  nigh. 
God  hears  the  Spirit's  pleading  voice, 

He  knows  the  Spirit's  mind, 
And  I  in  it  the  earnest  have 

Ot  what  I  seek  and  find. 

3  And,  coming  from  my  secret  place 

Beneath  Jehovah's  wings, 
My  happy  spirit  longs  to  tell 

Of  all  these  precious  things 
To  those  who  know  no  light  of  life, 

No  home  with  Christ  in  God, 
And  of  the  way  within  the  vail 

Opened  by  Jesus'  blood. 

372  Time— Balerma.  C.  M. 

44  He  that  goeth  forth  and  weepeth,  bearing  pre- 
cious seed,  shall  doubtless  come  again  with 
rejoicing,  bringing  his  sheaves  with  him." 

Ps.  cxxvi.  6. 

DRAY   on,    thou   weeping,  wrestling 
*      saint, 

Thy  God,  though  silent,  hears ; 
He  registers  each  sad  complaint, 

He  bottles  all  thy  tears. 


PRAYER.  369 

2  Though  instant  answer  be  not  given, 

Thy  cry  he  doth  not  spurn ; 
Each    prayer     sent     weeping    up    to 
heaven 
'With  laughter  shall  return. 

3  Who  gave  His  Son,  shall  give  thee  all 

Thy  utmost  need  can  want; 
Oh,  wert  thou  half  as  prompt  to  call 
As  He  is  prompt  to  grant ! 

4  Then  be  not  like  the  faithless  king, 

Who  smote  but  thrice,  and  stayed ; 
Smite  on,  until  the  smiting  bring 
The  answer  which  it  prayed. 

5  Trust  to  thine  Advocate  on  high, 

Whose  pleadings  never  fail ; 
His  word,  which  backs  the  feeblest  cry, 
Shall  make  that  cry  prevail. 

373  Tune—  Hartel.  L.  M. 

"Enter  into  thy  closet,  and  when  thon  hast  shut 
thy  door,   pray   to   thy   Father  which  is  in 
secret;  and  thy  Father  which  seeth  in  secret 
shall  reward  thee  openly." 
Matt.  vi.  6. 

T  NEED  not  leave  the  jostling  world, 
*     Or  wait  till  daily  tasks  are  o'er, 
To  fold  my  palms  in  secret  prayer, 
Within  the  close  shut  closet  door. 
24 


37°  PRAYER. 

2  There  is  a  viewless  cloistered  room, 

As  high  as  Heaven,  as  fair  as  day  ; 
Where,  though  my  feet  may  join  the 
throng, 
My  soul  can  enter  in  and  pray. 

3  When     I     have    banished     wayward 

thoughts 
Of  sinful  works  the  fruitful  seed — 
When  folly  wins  my  ear  no  more, 
The  closet  door  is  shut,  indeed ! 

4  No  human  steps  approaching  breaks 

The  blissful  stillness  of  the  place ; 
No  shadow  steals  across  the  light 
That  falls  from  my  Redeemer's  face  ! 

5  And  never  through  those  crystal  walls 

The  clash  of  life  can  pierce  its  way ; 
Nor  ever  can  a  human  ear 

Drink  in  the  words  of  prayer  I  say. 

6  One  hearkening  even  can  not  know 

When  I  have  crossed  the  threshold 
o'er, 
For  He  alone  who  hears  my  prayer 
Has  heard  the  shutting  of  the  door. 


PRAYER.  371 

374  Tune — Callender.  C.  M. 

''Blessed  be  God,  which  hath  not  turned  away 
my  prayer,  nor  His  mercy  from  me," 

Ps.  xlvi.  30. 

T  CAN    not   pray;    yet    Lord    thou 
*     know'st 

The  pain  it  is  to  me 
To  have  my  vainly  struggling  thoughts 

Thus  torn  away  from  thee. 

2  Had  I,  dear  Lord,  no  pleasure  found 

But  in  the  thoughts  of  thee, 
Prayer   would    have    come   unsought, 
A  truer  liberty.  [and  been 

3  Yet  thou  art  oft  most  present,  Lord, 

In  weak  distracted  prayer; 
A  sinner  out  of  heart  with  self 
Most  often  finds  thee  there. 

4  And  prayer  that  humbles  sets  the  soul 

From  all  illusions  free, 
And  teaches  it  how  utterly, 
Dear  Lord,  it  hangs  on  thee. 

5  Ah,  Jesus!  why  should  I  complain? 

And  why  fear  aught  but  sin  ? 
Distractions  are  but  outward  things ; 
Thy  peace  dwells  far  within ! 

6  These  surface  troubles  come  and  go, 

Like  runnings  of  the  sea ; 
The  deeper  depth  is  out  of  reach 
To  all,  my  God,  but  thee ! 


372  TRIALS   AND    DISCIPLINE. 


Trials  and  Discipline. 


375  Tune — Amora.  iis. 

"Looking  unto  Jesus  the  author  and  finisher  of 
our  faith.'1 

Heb.  xii.  2. 

A  EYES  that  are  weary,  and  hearts 

^     that  are  sore ! 

Look  off  unto  Jesus;  now   sorrow  no 

more! 
The  light  of  his  countenance   shineth 

so  bright, 
That  here,  as  in  heaven,  there  need  be 

no  night. 

2  While  looking  to  Jesus  my  heart  can 

not  fear ; 
I  tremble  no  more  when   I  see  Jesus 

near; 
I  know  that  His  presence  my  safeguard 

will  be, 
For,  "  Why  are  ye  troubled  ?"  he  saith 

unto  me. 


TRIALS    AND    DISCIPLINE.  373 

3  Still  looking  to  Jesus,  oh,  may  I  be 

found, 
When  Jordan's  dark  waters  encompass 

me  round : 
They  bear  me  away  in  His  presence 

to  be: 
I  see  him  still  nearer  whom  always  I 

see. 

4  Then,  then  shall  I  know  the  full  beauty 

and  grace 
Of  Jesus,  my  Lord,  when  I  stand  face 

to  face; 
Shall  know  how  his  love  went  before 

me  each  day, 
And  wonder  that  ever  my  eyes  turned 

away. 

376  Tune—  Fiske.  7s  &  6s. 

44  My  grace  is  sufficient  for  thee  ;  for  my  strength 

is  made  perfect  in  weakness." 

2  Cor.  xii.  9. 

0  JESUS!  gracious  Saviour, 
Upon  the  Father's  throne ! 
Whose  wondrous  love  and  favor 

Have  made  our  cause  thine  own ; 
Thy  people  to  thee  ever 

For  grace  and  help  repair, 

For  thou,  they  know,  wilt  never 

Refuse  their  griefs  to  share. 


374  TRIALS    AND    DISCIPLINE. 

2  O  Lord,  through  tribulation 

Our  weary  journey  lies; 
Through  scorn  and  sore  temptation, 

And  watchful  enemies; 
'Midst  never-ceasing  dangers 

We  through  the  desert  roam ; 
As  pilgrims  here  and  strangers, 

We  see  the  rest  to  come. 

3  O  Lord,  thou,  too,  once  hasted 

This  weary  desert  through, 
Once  fully  tried  and  tasted 

Its  bitterness  and  woe ; 
And  hence  thy  heart  is  tender, 

In  truest  sympathy, 
Though  now  the  heavens  render 

All  praise  to  thee  on  high. 

4  Oh !  by  the  Holy  Spirit, 

Reveal  to  us  thy  love, 
The  joy  we  shall  inherit 

With  thee,  our  Head,  above : 
May  all  this  consolation 

Our  trembling  hearts  sustain, 
Sure,  though  through  tribulation, 

The  promised  rest  to  gain ! 


TRIALS    AND    DISCIPLINE.  375 

377  Tune— Unwin.  8s  &  4s. 

"Thy  will  be  done." 

Matt.  xxvi.  4*. 

MY  God,  my  Father,  while  I  stray 
^•"      Far  from  my  home,  on  life's  rough 

way, 
Oh !  teach  me  from  my  heart  to  say, 
Thy  will  be  done. 

2  Though  dark  my  path,  or  sad  my  lot, 
Let  me  be  still  and  murmur  not ; 

But  breathe  the  prayer  divinely  taught — 
Thy  will  be  done. 

3  If  thou  should'st  call  me  to  resign 
What  most  I  prize — it  ne'er  was  mine — 
I  only  yield  thee  what  was  Thine — 

Thy  will  be  done. 

4  Control  my  will  from  day  to  day, 
Blend  it  with  thine,  and  take  away 
All  that  now  makes  it  hard  to  say — 

Thy  will  be  done. 

5  And  when  on  earth  I  breathe  no  more 
The  pray'r  oft  mixed  with  tears  before, 
I'll  sing  upon  a  happier  shore — 

Thy  will  be  done. 


37^  TRIALS    AND    DISCIPLINE. 

378  Tune— Lucerne.  C.  M. 
"I  will  be  with,  him  in  trouble." 

Ps.  xci.  15. 

IN  trouble  and  in  grief,  O  God, 
*     Thy  smile  hath  cheer' d  my  way, 
And  joy  hath  budded  from  each  thorn 
That  round  my  footsteps  lay. 

2  The  hours  of  pain  have  yielded  good, 

Which  prosperous  days  refused, 
As  herbs,  tho'  scentless  when  entire, 
Perfume  the  air  when  bruised. 

3  The  oak  strikes  deeper  as  its  boughs 

By  furious  blasts  are  driven, 
So  life's  vicissitudes  the  more 
Have  fix'd  my  heart  in  heaven. 

4  All-gracious  Lord  !  whate'er  my  lot 

At  other  times  may  be, 
I'll  welcome  still  the  heaviest  grief 
That  brings  me  near  to  thee. 

379  Tune — Patience.        6s  &  5s 
"In  the  world  ye  shall  have  tribulation:  but  be 

of  good  cheer;  I  have  overcome  the  world." 

John  vi.  33. 

THROUGH  the  dark  path  of  sorrow, 
*      Which  Jesus  has  trod, 
Thy  feeble  ones  wander, 
Our  Father,  our  God; 


TRIALS    AND    DISCIPLINE.  377 

And  the  thick  cloud  that  gathers 

But  turn  us  away 
From  the  waste  howling  desert, 

Where  He  could  not  stay. 

From  the  cold  world  that  knoweth 

And  loveth  its  own, 
Where  Jesus  was  hated, 

Rejected,  unknown, 
We  will  cheerfully  hasten, 

Rejoicing  to  be 
Counted  worthy  to  suffer, 

Lord  Jesus,  for  thee. 

In  the  fierce  hour  that  trieth 

The  children  of  men — 
In  the  hour  of  temptation, 

Oh  !  succor  us  then  ; 
Let  the  weak  and  the  feeble 

Find  under  thine  arm, 
In  the  blast  of  the  terrible, 

Shelter  from  storm. 

Oh !  hasten  thy  coming, 

We  long  for  the  day — 
Bright  star  of  the  morning, 

No  longer  delay ; 
Let  the  groaning  creation 

From  sorrow  be  free, 
And  the  purchased  possession 

Be  gather'd  to  thee. 


378  TRIALS    AND    DISCIPLINE. 

380  Tune— Arcadia.  CM. 

11  Wherefore  in  all  things  it  behooved  Him  to  be 
made  like  unto  His  brethren,  that  He  might  be 
a  merciful  and  faithful  high  priest." 

Heb.  ii.  17. 

TESUS!  thou  name  of  power  divine 
v      To  all  of  heavenly  birth ! 
Jesus !  the  never-failing  mine 
Of  richest,  sweetest  worth ! 

2  Each  bitter  grief,  each  anxious  care, 

0  Lord !  thy  goodness  knows  ; 
My  wounded  spirit  only  there, 

'Mid  conflict,  finds  repose. 

3  Here  love  may  meet  a  kindred  heart, 

But  not  a  heart  like  thine ; 
Lord,  from  thy  love  I  can  not  part, 
Nor  canst  thou  part  with  mine. 

4  With  thee  I  can  not  feel  alone — 

1  can  not  be  forgot ; 

Though   friends   are   changing  one  by 
one, 
Thou,  Saviour,  changest  not. 

5  And  is  it  not,  O  Lord,  enough 

Thy  perfect  love  to  share, 
Till  thou  shalt  call  thy  Bride  above, 
To  meet  thee  in  the  air  ? 


TRIALS    AND    DISCIPLINE.  379 

6  It  is  enough :  thy  tender  smile, 
Till  I  behold  thee  there, 
Shall   cheer   me    through    the    "  little 
while  " 
I'm  waiting  for  thee  here. 

381  Tune— Welton.  L.  M. 

44 In  the  time  of  trouble  He  shall  hide  me  in  His 
pavilion  ;  in  the  secret  of  His  tabernacle  shall 
He  hide  me ;  He  shall  set  me  up  upon  a  rock." 

Ps.  xxvii.  5. 

"DOCK  where  the  tossed  and  tempted 
■"'     hide,  [pressed ; 

Trust  of  the  souls  by  storms  op- 
In  thee  my  heart  secure  shall  bide, 

Serene  and  joyful,  saved  and  blessed. 

2  Into  thy  clefts,  oh,  smitten  Rock, 

The    bruised   and    broken-hearted 
flee; 
Under  thy  shade  the  scattered  flock 
Find  refuge  and  repose  in  thee. 

3  Brought  from  the  pit  of  miry  clay, 

My  feet  on  thee  securely  rest ; 
And  songs  shall  celebrate  the  day 
When  I   with   grace  and  peace  was 
blest. 

4  When  overwhelmed,  my  sinking  soul 

Lifts  from  afar  her  struggling  cry ; 
"  Lead  me  to  where  no  surges  roll, 
The  Rock  that's  higher  far  than  I !" 


380  TRIALS    AND    DISCIPLINE. 

382  Tune— Naomi.  C.  M. 

"Thou  tellest  my  wanderings:  put  thou  my 
tears  into  thy  bottle:  are  they  not  in  thy 
book?' 

Ps.  lvi    8. 

TESUS,  my  sorrow  lies  too  deep 
**      For  human  ministry ; 
It  knows  not  how  to  tell  itself 
To  any  but  to  thee. 

2  Thou  dost  remember  still,  amid 

The  glories  of  GoxTs  throne, 
The  sorrows  of  mortality, 

For  they  were  once  thine  own. 

3  Jesus !  my  fainting  spirit  brings 

Its  fearfulness  to  thee ; 
Thine  eye,  at  least,  can  penetrate 
The  clouded  mystery. 

4  It  is  enough,  my  precious  Lord, 

Thy  tender  sympathy ! 
My  every  sin  and  sorrow  can 
Devolve  itself  on  thee. 

5  Jesus !  thou  hast  availed  to  search 

My  deepest  malady  ; 
It  freely  flows — more  freely  finds 
The  gracious  remedy. 


TRIALS    AND    DISCIPLINE.  381 

383  Tune—  Hamburg.  L.  M. 

ft  I  will  instruct  thee  and  teach  the-e  in  the  way 
which  thoa  shalt  go;  I  will  guide  thee  with 
mine  eye." 

Ps.  xxxii.  8. 

TESUS,  while  this  rough  desert  soil 
"    I  tread,  be  thou  my  guide  and  stay : 
Nerve  me  for  conflict  and  for  toil ; 
Uphold  me  on  my  stranger-way! 

2  Jesus,  in  heaviness  and  fear, 

'Mid  cloud,  and  shade,  and  gloom,  I 
stray, 
For  earth's  last  night  is  drawing  near ; 
Oh,  cheer  me  on  my  stranger- way ! 

3  Jesus,  in  solitude  and  grief, 

When  sun  and  stars  withhold  their 
ray, 
Make  haste,  make  haste  to  my  relief! 
Oh,  light  me  on  my  stranger-way ! 

4  Jesus,  in  weakness  of  this  flesh, 

When  Satan  grasps  me  for  his  prey, 
Oh,  give  me  victory  afresh, 

And  speed  me  on  my  stranger-way! 


382  TRIALS    AND    DISCIPLINE. 

384  Tune — Merdin.  7s. 

"  Deliver  me,  0  Lord,  from  mine  enemies :  I  flee 
unto  thee  to  hide  me." 

Ps.  cxliii.  9. 

JESUS,  lover  of  my  soul, 
Y      Let  me  to  thy  bosom  fly, 
While  the  billows  near  me  roll, 

While  the  tempest  still  is  high : 
Hide  me,  O  my  Saviour,  hide, 

Till  the  storm  of  life  is  past ; 
Safe  into  the  haven  guide, 

Oh,  receive  my  soul  at  last. 

2  Other  refuge  have  I  none, 

Hangs  my  helpless  soul  on  thee; 
Leave,  O  leave  me  not  alone, 

Still  support  and  comfort  me : 
All  my  trust  on  thee  is  stayed, 

All  my  help  from  thee  I  bring ; 
Cover  my  defenseless  head 

With  the  shadow  of  thy  wing. 

3  Thou,  O  Christ,  art  all  I  want, 

Boundless  love  in  thee  I  find ; 
Raise  the  fallen,  cheer  the  faint, 

Heal  the  sick,  and  lead  the  blind. 
Just  and  holy  is  thy  name, 

I  am  all  unrighteousness; 
Vile  and  full  of  sin  I  am, 

Thou  art  full  of  truth  and  grace. 


TRIALS    AND    DISCIPLINE.  383 

4  Plenteous  grace  with  thee  is  found, 

Grace  to  pardon  all  my  sin ; 
Let  the  healing  streams  abound, 

Make  and  keep  me  pure  within. 
Thou  of  life  the  fountain  art, 

Freely  let  me  take  of  thee ; 
Spring  thou  up  within  my  heart, 

Rise  to  all  eternity. 

385  Tune— Arvah.  7s. 

"And  not  only  bo,  but  we  glory  in  tribulations 

also." 

Rom.  v.  3. 

^TIS  my  happiness  below, 

*      Not  to  live  without  the  cross; 
But  the  Saviour's  power  to  know, 

Sanctifying  every  loss. 
Trials  must  and  will  betall ; 

But  with  humble  faith  to  see 
Love  inscribed  upon  them  all, 

This  is  happiness  to  me. 

2  God,  in  mercy,  sows  the  seeds 

Of  affliction,  pain  and  toil ; 
These  spring  up,  and  choke  the  weeds 

Which  would  else  o'erspread  the  soil. 
Trials  make  the  promise  sweet, 

Trials  give  new  life  to  prayer; 
Trials  bring  me  to  his  feet, 

Lay  me  low,  and  keep  me  there. 


384  TRIALS   AND    DISCIPLINE. 

3  Did  I  meet  no  trials  here, 

No  chastisement  by  the  way; 
Might  I  not,  with  reason,  fear 

I  should  prove  a  cast-away  ? 
Aliens  may  escape  the  rod, 

Sunk  in  earthly,  vain  delight ; 
But  the  true  born  child  of  God, 

Must  not,  would  not,  if  he  might. 

386  Tune—  Heber.  C.  M. 

"For  with  thee  is  the  fountain  of  life:  in  thy 
light  shall  we  see  light." 

Ps.  xxxvi.  9. 

A  LORD,  I  would  delight  in  thee, 
"     And  on  thy  care  depend ; 
To  thee  in  every  trouble  flee, 
My  best,  my  only  friend. 

2  When  all  created  streams  are  dried, 

Thy  fulness  is  the  same ; 

May  I  with  this  be  satisfied, 

And  glory  in  thy  name. 

3  Why  should  the  soul  a  drop  bemoan, 

Who  has  a  fountain  near — 
A  fountain  which  shall  ever  run, 
With  waters  sweet  and  clear  ? 

4  No  good  in  creatures  can  be  found, 

But  may  be  found  in  thee : 
I  must  have  all  things,  and  abound, 
While  God  is  God  to  me. 


TRIALS    AND    DISCIPLINE.  385 

5  He  who  has  made  my  heaven  secure, 

Will  here  all  good  provide : 
While  Christ  is  rich  can  I  be  poor  ? 
What  can  I  want  beside  ? 

6  O  Lord,  I  cast  my  care  on  thee, 

I  triumph  and  adore  ; 
Henceforth  my  great  concern  shall  be, 
To  love  and  praise  thee  more. 

387  Tune — Enlock.  l.  m. 

44 1   can  do  all   things   through    Christ   which 
strengthened  me." 

Phil.  iv.  13. 

YITHY  should  I  fear  the  darkest  hour, 
^  *     Or  tremble  at  the  tempest's  power  ? 
Jesus  vouchsafes  to  be  my  tower. 
Though   hot   the   fight,  why  quit  the 

field? 
Why  should  I  either  flee  or  yield, 
Since  Jesus  is  my  mighty  Shield  ? 

2  Though  all  the  flocks  and  herds  were 
dead, 
My  soul  a  famine  need  not  dread, 
For  Jesus  is  my  living  bread. 
I  know  not  what  may  soon  betide, 
Or  how  my  wants  shall  be  supplied; 
But  Jesus  knows  and  will  provide. 
25 


386  TRIALS   AND   DISCIPLINE. 

3  Though  sin  would  fill  me  with  distress, 
The  throne  of  grace  I  dare  address, 
For  Jesus  is  my  righteousness. 
Against  me  earth  and  hell  combine, 
But  on  my  side  is  power  divine : 
Jesus  is  all,  and  he  is  mine. 

388  Tune—VfKRD.  L.  M. 

u  God  is  our  refugee  and  strength,  a  very  present 
help  in  tronhle." 

Ps.  xlvi.  i. 

H  OD  is  the  refuge  of  his  saints, 
^*     When  storms  of  deep  distress  in- 
vade; 
Ere  we  can  offer  our  complaints, 

Behold  him  present  with  his  aid. 

2  Let   mountains  from   their  seats  be 

hurl'd 
Down  to  the  deep,  and  buried  there ; 
Convulsions  shake  the  solid  world : 
Our  faith  shall  never  yield  to  fear. 

3  Loud  may  the  troubled  ocean  roar, 

In  sacred  peace  our  souls  abide ; 
While  evYy  nation,  ev'ry  shore 

Trembles    and   dreads   the  swelling 
tide. 


A 


TRIALS    AND    DISCIPLINE.  387 

'Mid  storms  and  tempests,   Lord,  thy 
word 

Does  ev'ry  rising  fear  control ; 
Sweet  peace  thy  promises  afford, 

And  well  sustain  the  fainting  soul. 

389         Tune— St.  Martin's.        C.  M. 

*4  Thou  art  my  hiding  place;  thoushalt  preserve 
me  from  trouble ;  thou  shalt  compass  me  about 
with  songs  of  deliverance." 

*<  Ps.  xxxii.  7. 

THOU  art  my  hiding  place,  O  Lord! 
*      In  thee  I  put  my  trust, 
Encouraged  by  thy  holy  word- 

v 

2  I  have  no  argument  beside, 

I  urge  no  other  plea ; 
And  'tis  enough  the  Saviour  died — 
The  Saviour  died  for  me ! 

3  When  storms  of  fierce  temptation  beat, 

And  furious  foes  assail, 
My  refuge  is  the  mercy  seat, 
My  hope  within  the  vail. 

4  From    strife    of    tongues,    and   bitter 

words, 
My  spirit  flies  to  thee; 
Joy  to  my  heart  the  thought  affords, 
My  Saviour  died  for  me  ! 


A  feeble  child  of  dust. 


388  TRIALS   AND    DISCIPLINE. 

390  Tune— Sterling.  L.  M. 

"A  man's  heart  deviseth  his  way:  but  the  Lord 
directeth  his  steps*" 

Prov.  xvi.  9. 

THROUGH  all  the  various  shifting 
*      scene 

Of  life's  mistaken  ill  or  good, 
Thy  hand,  O  God,  conducts  unseen 

The  beautiful  vicissitude. 


2  Thou  givest  with  paternal  care, 

Howe'er  unjustly  we  complain, 
To  each  their  necessary  share 

Of  joy  and  sorrow,  health  and  pajJI 

3  When  lowest  sunk  with  grief  and  shame, 

Filled  with  affliction's  bitter  cup, 
Lost  to  relations,  friends  and  fame, 
Thy  powerful  hand  can  raise  us  up. 

4  Thy  powerful  consolations  cheer, 

Thy  smiles  suppress  the  deep-fetched 
sigh ; 
Thy  hand  can  dry  the  trickling  tear, 
That  secret  wets  the  orphan's  eye. 

5  Thus  far  sustained,  and  clothed,  and  fed, 

Through     life's    tumultuous    scenes 
we've  come; 
Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread, 
And  lead,  and  bring  us  safely  home. 


A 


TRIALS    AND    DISCIPLINE.  389 

391  Tune—  Laban.  S.  M. 

"  The  secret  of  the  Lord  is  with  that  fear  Him.' 

Ps.  xxv.  14. 

THROUGH  waves, through  clouds 
*      and  storms, 

God  gently  clears  the  way ; 
We  wait  His  time ;  so  shall  the  night 

Soon  end  in  blissful  day. 

2  He  every  where  hath  sway, 

And  all  things  serve  His  might ; 
His  every  act  pure  blessing  is, 
His  path  unsullied  light. 

3  When  He  makes  bare  His  arm, 

Who  shall  His  work  withstand  ? 

When  He  his  people's  cause  defends, 

Who  then  shall  stay  His  hand  ? 

4  We  leave  it  to  Himself, 

To  choose  and  to  command, 
With  wonder  fill'd,  we  soon  shall  see 
How  wise,  how  strong  His  hand. 

5  We  comprehend  Him  not, 

Yet  earth  and  heaven  tell ; 
God  sits  as  sov'reign  on  the  throne, 
And  ruleth  all  things  well 


39^  TRIALS    AND    DISCIPLINE. 

392  Tune— Solid  Rock.  L.  M. 

"Best  in  the  Lord,  and  wait  patiently  for  Him." 

Ps.  xxxvii.  7. 

T\0  not  I  trust  in  thee,  O  Lord? 
"  Do  I  not  rest  in  thee  alone  ? 
Is  not  the  comfort  of  thy  word 

The  sweetest  cordial  I  have  known  ? 
When  vexed  with  care,  bowed  down 

with  grief, 
Where  else  could  I  obtain  relief? 

2  And  is  it  not  my  chief  desire 

To  feel  as  if  a  stranger  here  ? 
Do  not  my  hopes  and  thoughts  aspire 

Beyond  this  transitory  sphere  ? 
And  art  thou  not,  while  here  I  roam, 
My  hope,  my  hiding-place,  my  home  ? 

3  Oh,  yes  !  these  things  are  ever  true  ; 

Thy  promise  is  forever  sure ; 
And  all  I  now  am  passing  through, 

And  all  that  I  may  still  endure, 
Will  but  endear  thy  word  to  me, 
And  draw  me  nearer,  Lord,  to  thee. 

4  And  now  on  thee  I  cast  my  soul, 

Come  life  or  death,  come  ease  or 
pain ; 
Thy  presence  can  each  fear  control, 
Thy  grace  can  to  the  end  sustain  : 
Those    whom    thou    lovest,    heavenly 

Friend, 
Thou  lovest  even  to  the  end ! 


A 


TRIALS    AND    DISCIPLINE.  39 1 

393  Tune— Trust.  6s  &  4s. 

"We  have  known  and  believed  the  love  that 

God  hath  to  us.     God  is  love." 

I  John  iv.  16. 

pLING  to  the  Mighty  One, 
V     Cling  in  thy  grief; 
Cling  to  the  Holy  One, 

He  gives  relief; 
Cling  to  the  Gracious  One, 

Cling  in  thy  pain, 
Cling  to  the  Faithful  One, 

He  will  sustain. 

2  Cling  to  the  Living  One, 

Cling  in  thy  woe, 
Cling  to  the  Loving  One, 

Through  all  below; 
Cling  to  the  Pardoning  One, 

He  speaketh  peace ; 
Cling  to  the  Healing  One, 

Anguish  shall  cease. 

3  Cling  to  the  Bleeding  One, 

Cling  to  His  side ; 
Cling  to  the  Risen  One, 

In  Him  abide; 
Cling  to  the  Coming  One, 

Hope  shall  arise; 
Cling  to  the  Reigning  One, 

Joy  lights  thine  eyes. 


392  TRIALS   AND    DISCIPLINE. 

394  Tune— Djennis.  S.  M. 

"Hope  thou  in  God;  for  I  shall  yet  praise  Him 

for  the  help  of  His  countenance." 

Pa.  xlii.  5. 

A I VE  to  the  winds  thy  fears ; 
"      Hope  on,  be  not  dismayed : 
God  hears  thy  sighs  and  counts  thy 
tears ; 
God  shall  lift  up  thy  head. 

2  Through  waves,  and  clouds,  and  storms, 

He  gently  clears  thy  way ; 
Wait  thou  His  time :  the  darkest  night 
Shall  end  in  brightest  day. 

3  Far,  far  above  thy  thought 

His  counsel  shall  appear, 
When  fully  He  the  work  hath  wrought, 
That  caused  thy  needless  fear. 

4  What  though  thou  rulest  not ! 

Yet  heaven,  and  earth,  and  hell 
Proclaim — God  sitteth  on  the  throne, 
And  ruleth  all  things  well. 


TRIALS    AND    DISCIPLINE.  393 

395  Tune— Watcher.       7s  &  6s. 

"We  all  with  open  face  beholding  as  in  a  glass 

the  glory  of  the  Lord,  are  changed  into  the 

same  image." 

2  Cor.  iii.  18. 

T  WANT  to  live  near  Jesus, 
*     And  never  go  astray, 
To  feel  that  I  am  growing 

More  like  Him  every  day; 
That  I  am  always  laying 

My  treasure  up  above, 
And  gaining  more  the  spirit 

Of  His  gentleness  and  love. 

2  Oh  !  that  in  His  humility 

My  spirit  may  be  clad ! 
That  I  may  have  the  patience 

My  suffering  Saviour  had. 
A  heart  more  disengaged 

From  earth  and  earthly  things, 
Which  through  life's  varied  trials 

To  Jesus  simply  clings. 

3  Oh  !  I  shall  live  near  Jesus, 

And  never  go  astray, 
And  every  sin  defiling  stain 

Shall  soon  be  washed  away; 
And  I'll  bear  my  Master's  image 

When  I  see  Him  face  to  face, 
Then  earth  shall  lose  the  power 

Its  brightness  to  deface. 


394  TRIALS    AND    DISCIPLINE. 

396  Time — Sullivan.  7s. 

"Casting  all  your  care  upon  Him,  for  He  careth 
for  you.M 

I  Pet   v.  7. 

QUIET,  Lord,  my  fro  ward  heart, 
Make  me  teachable  and  mild, 
Upright,  simple,  free  from  art, 

Make  me  as  a  weaned  child ; 
From  distrust  and  envy  free, 
Pleased  with  all  that  pleases  thee. 

2  What  thou  shalt  to-day  provide, 

Let  me  as  a  child  receive ; 
What  to-morrow  may  betide, 

Calmly  to  thy  wisdom  leave; 
Tis  enough  that  thou  wilt  care ; 
Why  should  I  the  burden  bear  ? 

3  As  a  little  child  relies 

On  a  care  beyond  his  own, 
Knows  he's  neither  strong  nor  wise, 

Fears  to  stir  a  step  alone  ; 
Let  me  thus  with  thee  abide, 
As  my  Father,  Guard  and  Guide. 

4  Thus  preserved  from  Satan's  wiles, 

Safe  from  dangers,  free  from  fears, 
May  I  live  upon  thy  smiles, 

Till  the  promised  hour  appears, 
When  the  sons  of  God  shall  prove 
All  their  Father's  boundless  love. 


TRIALS    AND    DISCIPLINE.  395 

397  Time—  Detroit.  S.  M. 

11 Let  not  your  heart  be  troubled:  ye  believe  in 
God,  believe  also  in  me." 

John  xiv.  1. 

A  LET  thy  faith  repose 
^     In  Jesus'  love  divine ; 
The  heart  that  all  our  sorrows  knows, 
Is  feeling  now  for  thine. 

2  Tell  to  His  listening  ear 

The  anxious  thoughts  that  rise ; 
He's  moved  by  every  falling  tear — 
He  echoes  all  thy  sighs. 

3  Purer  than  aught  below 

The  heart  that  bled  for  thee; 
Not  like  the  mingled  love  we  show 
His  perfect  sympathy. 

4  Well  may'st  thou  then  confide 

Each  interest  to  His  care, 
Since  He  has  power  and  skill  to  guide 
His  loved  ones  every  where. 

5  If  slow  to  understand, 

When  clouds  thy  pathway  dim, 
Thy  way  is  still  in  Jesus'  hand, 
The  end  is  safe  with  Him. 


396  TRIALS    AND    DISCIPLINE. 

398  Tune — Bavaria.         8s  &  7s. 

"Ye  now,  therefore,  have  sorrow:  but  I  will  see 

you  again,  and  your  heart  shall  rejoice." 

John  xvi.  22, 

THUNDERS  loud  are  passing  o'er  us, 
*      Clouds  of  evil  round  us  fly ; 
Had  we  now  no  light  before  us, 

We  must  lay  us  down  to  die. 
Since  a  dying  world  surrounds  us, 

Under  Satan's  evil  sway, 
We  should  be  as  those  around  us, 

Had  we  no  more  hope  than  they. 

2  But  the  Saviour,  Lord  of  glory, 

Is  our  wealth,  and  life,  and  sun ; 
Let  us  sound  abroad  the  story 

Of  the  victory  He  has  won. 
Yet,  had  we  not  known  the  blessing 

Of  a  union  close  with  Him, 
All  things  good  on  earth  possessing, 

We  had  perished  in  our  sin. 

3  What  to  us  the  evil  looming 

In  such  darkness  from  the  sky  ? 
There's  a  light  above  the  glooming, 

Plain  to  faith's  far-seeing  eye. 
And  although  the  path  be  dreary, 

Home  is  nearer  every  day ; 
For  our  Saviour  helps  the  weary, 

On  their  narrow,  heavenward  way. 


TRIALS    AND    DISCIPLINE.  397 

What  is  all  the  poor  world's  glory, 

And  its  gaudy,  fleeting  toys, 
To  the  soul-bestirring  story 

Of  our  home  and  all  its  joys  ? 
But  the  best  of  all  our  blessing 

Is  that  we  shall  Jesus  see — 
Life,  and  love,  and  peace  possessing, 

Reign  with  Him  eternally. 


398  COMFORT    IN    AFFLICTION. 


Comfort  in  Affliction. 


399  Tune— Fiske.  7s  &  6s. 

44  There  is  a  friend  that  sticketh  closer  than  a 
brother." 

Prov.  xviii.  24. 

A  JESUS!  Friend  unfailing, 
"     How  dear  art  thou  to  me  ! 
Are  cares  or  fears  assailing  ? 

I  find  my  strength  in  thee ! 
Why  should  my  feet  grow  weary 

Of  this  my  pilgrim  way  ? 
Rough  though  the  path  and  dreary, 

It  ends  in  perfect  day  ! 

2  Why  should  I  droop  in  sorrow  ? 

Thou'rt  ever  by  my  side ! 
Why,  trembling,  dread  the  morrow  ? 

What  ill  can  e'er  betide  ? 
If  I  my  cross  have  taken, 

Tis  but  to  follow  thee; 
If  scorned,  despised,  forsaken, 

Naught  severs  thee  from  me ! 

3  O  worldly  pomp  and  glory ! 

Your  charms  are  spread  in  vain  ! 
I've  heard  a  sweeter  story, 
I've  found  a  truer  gain ! 


COMFORT    IN   AFFLICTION.  399 

Where  Christ  a  place  prepareth, 

There  is  my  loved  abode ; 
There  shall  I  gaze  on  Jesus ! 

There  shall  I  dwell  with  God ! 

4  For  every  tribulation, 

For  every  sore  distress, 
In  Christ  I've  full  salvation, 

Sure  help  and  quiet  rest. 
No  fear  of  foes  prevailing ! 

I  triumph,  Lord,  in  thee ! 
O  Jesus  !  Friend  unfailing, 

How  dear  art  thou  to  me ! 

400     Tune — Portuguese  Hymn.     iis. 

"The  foundation  of  God  standeth  sure,  having 
this  seal,  the  Lord  knoweth  them  that  are 
His." 

2  Tim.  11.  19. 

HOW  firm  a  foundation,  ye  saints  of 
the  Lord, 
Is  laid  for  your  faith  in  his  excellent 

word! 
What  more  can  He  say  than  to  you  He 

hath  said, 
You  who  unto  Jesus  for  refuge  have 
fled? 

2  In    every    condition — in    sickness,  in 
health, 
In    poverty's    vale,   or   abounding   in 
wealth, 


400  COMFORT    IN    AFFLICTION. 

At  home  and  abroad,  on  the  land,  on 

the  sea, 
"  As  thy  days  may  demand,  shall  thy 

strength  ever  be. 

3  "  Fear  not,  I  am  with  thee,  O  !  be  not 

dismayed, 
I,  I  am  thy   God,  and  will  still  give 

thee  aid ; 
I'll   strengthen   thee,   help    thee,   and 

cause  thee  to  stand, 
Upheld  by  my  righteous,  omnipotent 

hand. 

4  "  When  through  the  deep  waters  I  call 

thee  to  go, 

The  rivers  of  woe  shall  not  thee  over- 
flow; 

For  I  will  be  with  thee,  thy  troubles  to 
bless; 

And  sanctify  to  thee  thy  deepest  dis- 
tress. 

5  "  When  through  fiery  trials  thy  path- 

way shall  lie, 
My  grace  all-sufficient  shall  be  thy  sup- 
ply j 

The  flame  shall  not  hurt  thee ;  I  only 

design 
Thy  dross  to  consume,  and  thy  gold  to 

refine. 


COMFORT    IN    AFFLICTION.  4.OI 

6  "  E'en  down  to  old  age,  all  my  people 

shall  prove 
My   sovereign,  eternal,    unchangeable 

love ; 
And    when    hoary    hairs    shall    their 

temples  adorn, 
Like  lambs  they  shall  still  in  my  bosom 

be  borne. 

7  "  The  soul  that  on  Jesus  hath  leaned  for 

repose, 

I  will  not,  I  cannot  desert  to  his  foes; 

That  soul,  though  all  hell  should  en- 
deavor to  shake, 

I'll  never,  no  never,  no  never  forsake !" 

401  Tune — Lexington.       7S&6S. 

"  Take,  therefore,  no  thought  for  the  morrow; 
for  the  morrow  shall  take  thought  for  the 
things  of  itself." 

Matt.  vi.  34. 

COMETIMES  a  light  surprises 
^     The  Christian  while  he  sings ; 
It  is  the  Lord  who  rises, 

With  healing  in  his  wings 
When  comforts  are  declining, 

He  grants  the  soul  again 
A  season  of  clear  shining, 

To  cheer  it  after  rain. 
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402  COMFORT   IN   AFFLICTION. 

2  In  holy  contemplation, 

We  sweetly  then  pursue 
The  theme  of  God's  salvation, 

And  find  it  ever  new  : 
Set  free  from  present  sorrow, 

We  cheerfully  can  say, 
Let  the  unknown  to-morrow 

Bring  with  it  what  it  may. 

3  It  can  bring  with  it  nothing, 

But  He  will  bear  us  through ; 
Who  gives  the  lilies  clothing, 

Will  clothe  his  people,  too  : 
Beneath  the  spreading  heavens 

No  creature  but  is  fed ; 
And  He  who  feeds  the  ravens 

Will  give  his  children  bread. 

4  Though  vine  nor  fig-tree  neither, 

Their  wonted  fruit  should  bear, 
Though  all  the  fields  should  wither, 

Nor  flocks  nor  herds  be  there ; 
Yet  God  the  same  abiding, 

His  praise  shall  tune  my  voice; 
For  while  in  Him  confiding 

I  can  not  but  rejoice. 


COMFORT    IN   AFFLICTION.  403 

402  Time — Lyons.  5s  &  6s. 

"Abraham  called  the  name  of  that  place  Jeho- 
vah-jireh  (the  Lord  will  provide)." 

Gen.  xxii.  14. 

THOUGH  troubles  assail, 
■*•      And  dangers  affright, 
Though  friends  should  all  fail, 

And  foes  all  unite : 
Yet  one  thing  secures  us 

Whatever  betide, 
The  Scripture  assures  us, 

Xhe  Lord  will  provide. 

2  The  birds,  without  barn 

Or  storehouse,  are  fed ; 
From  them  let  us  learn 

To  trust  for  our  bread : 
His  saints,  what  is  fitting, 

Shall  ne'er  be  denied, 
So  long  as  'tis  written, 

The  Lord  will  provide. 

3  We  may,  like  the  ships, 

By  tempests  be  tossed 
On  perilous  deeps, 

But  cannot  be  lost ; 
Though  Satan  enrages 

The  wind  and  the  tide, 
The  promise  engages 

The  Lord  will  provide. 


404  COMFORT    IN   AFFLICTION. 

4       His  call  we  obey, 

Like  Abram  of  old, 
Not  knowing  our  way, 

But  faith  makes  us  bold ; 
For  though  we  are  strangers, 

We  have  a  sure  guide, 
And  trust  in  all  dangers 

The  Lord  will  provide. 

403  Tune — Arcadia.  C.  M. 

"Thy  way  is  in  the  sea,  and  thy  path  in  the 
great  waters,  and  thy  footsteps  are  not 
known.'/ 

Ps.  lxvii.  19. 

p  OD  moves  in  a  mysterious  way 
^-*      His  wonders  to  perform ; 
He  plants  his  footsteps  in  the  sea, 
And  rides  upon  the  storm. 

2  Deep  in  unfathomable  mines 

Of  never-failing  skill, 
He  treasures  up  his  bright  designs, 
And  works  his  sovereign  will. 

3  Ye  fearful  saints,  fresh  courage  take : 

The  clouds  ye  so  much  dread 
Are  big  with  mercy,  and  shall  break 
In  blessings  on  your  head. 

4  Judge  not  the  Lord  by  feeble  sense, 

But  trust  him  for  his  grace: 
Behind  a  frowning  providence 
He  hides  a  smiling  face. 


COMFORT    IN    AFFLICTION.  405 

5  His  purposes  will  ripen  fast, 

Unfolding  every  hour; 
The  bud  may  have  a  bitter  taste, 
But  sweet  will  be  the  flower. 

6  Blind  unbelief  is  sure  to  err, 

And  scan  his  work  in  vain ; 
God  is  his  own  interpreter, 
And  he  will  make  it  plain. 

404  Tune — Lisbon.  S.  M. 

"He  hath  said,  I  will  never  leave  thee,  nor  for- 
sake thee.  So  that  we  may  boldly  say,  the 
Lord  is  my  helper,  and  I  will  not  fear  what 
man  shall  do  unto  me." 

Heb.  xiii.  5,  6. 

AWAY,  my  needless  fears, 
And  doubts,  no  longer  mine; 
A  ray  of  heavenly  light  appears, — 
A  messenger  divine. 

2  Thrice  comfortable  hope, 

That  calms  my  troubled  breast ; 
My  P'ather's  hand  prepares  the  cup, 
And  what  he  wills  is  best. 

3  If  what  I  wish  is  good, 

And  suits  the  will  divine — 
By  earth  and  hell  in  vain  withstood, 
I  know  it  shall  be  mine. 


406  COMFORT    IN    AFFLICTION. 

4  Still  let  them  counsel  take 

To  frustrate  his  decree, 
They  cannot  keep  a  blessing  back, 
By  heaven  design'd  for  me. 

5  Here  then  I  doubt  no  more, 

But  in  his  pleasure  rest ; 
Whose  wisdom,  love,  and   truth,  and 
power, 
Engage  to  make  me  blest. 

405  Tune— China.  C.  M. 

"The  God  of  all  grace,  who  hath  called  us  unto 
His  eternal  glory,  by  Christ  Jesus,  after  that 
ye  have  suffered  awhile,  make  you  perfect, 
8tablish,  strengthen,  settle  you." 
I  Pet.  v.  io. 

'THE  habitations  of  the  earth, 
-*-      O  God,  are  full  of  woe ; 
And  all  this  cruelty  and  pain 
Thy  heart  of  love  doth  know. 

2  Thy  saints  are  straitened  all  their  days, 

Compassed  about  with  sin ; 
Fierce  foes  assail  them  from  without, 
And  fiercer  foes  within. 

3  The  whole  earth  travail eth  in  pain, 

Bound  in  her  misery; 
Awaiting  with  thy  saints  the  day 
When  thou  wilt  set  her  free. 


COMFORT    IN    AFFLICTION.  407 

4  And  oft  thy  people  are  perplexed 

By  this  dark  mystery; 
Satan  doth  seem  to  reign  on  earth 
And  triumph  over  thee. 

5  Thy  ways  we  cannot  understand — 

Thy  love  alone  we  know ; 
Assured  hereafter  clearer  light 
On  us  thou  wilt  bestow. 

406  Tune—  Germany,  S.  M. 

14  Say  ye  fro  the  righteous,  that  it  shall  be  well 
with  him." 

Isa.  iii.  10. 

Y\THAT  cheering  words  are  these! 
"  "      Their  sweetness  who  can  tell  ? 
In  time,  and  to  eternal  days, 
"  Tis  with  the  righteous  well." 

2  In  every  state  secure — 

Kept  as  Jehovah's  eye, 
'Tis  well  with  them  while  life  endures, 
And  well  when  called  to  die. 

3  'Tis  well  when  joys  arise, 

'Tis  well  when  sorrows  flow; 
As  well  when  darkness  veils  the  skies 
As  in  the  sunlight  glow. 

4  A  Father's  hand,  it  fills 

Our  cup  of  weal  or  woe ; 
That  hand  of  love,  whate'er  he  wills, 
Can  nought  but  good  bestow. 


408  COMFORT    IN    AFFLICTION. 

5  To  this  we  set  our  seal, 

Till  Jesus  brings  the  day, 
And  His  own  lips  of  love  reveal 
The  mysteries  of  the  way. 

407  Tune—  Marlow.  C.  M. 

"Now  we  see  through  a  glass  darkly;   but  then 

face  to  face." 

I  Cor.  xiii.   12. 

THY  way,  O  God,  is  in  the  sea, 
-■■      Thy  paths  I  cannot  trace, 
Nor  comprehend  the  mystery 
Of  thine  unbounded  grace. 

2  Here  the  dark  veils  of  flesh  and  sense 

My  captive  soul  surround ;  • 
Mysterious  deeps  of  providence 
My  wond'ring  thoughts  confound. 

3  As  through  a  glass,  I  dimly  see 

The  wonders  of  thy  love, 
How  little  do  I  know  of  thee, 
Or  of  the  joys  above  ! 

4  'Tis  but  in  part  I  know  thy  will : 

I  bless  thee  for  the  sight ; 
When  will  thy  love  the  rest  reveal, 
In  glory's  clearer  light? 

5  With  raptures  shall  I  then  survey 

Thy  providence  and  grace; 

And  spend  an  everlasting  day 

In  wonder,  love,  and  praise. 


COMFORT    IN    AFFLICTION.  409 

408  Tune— Wesley.         S.  M.  D. 

"Commit  thy  way  unto  the  Lord;  trust  also  in 
Him;  and  He  shall  bring  it  to  pass." 

Ps.  xxxvii.  5. 

pOMMIT  thou  all  thy  griefs 
^     And  ways  into  His  hands — 
Tq  his  sure  trust  and  tender  care 

Who  earth  and  heaven  commands; 
Who  points  the  clouds  their  course, 

Whom  winds  and  seas  obey ; 
He  shall  direct  thy  wand'ring  feet, 

He  shall  prepare  thy  way. 

2  Thou  on  the  Lord  rely, 

So,  safe,  shalt  thou  go  on  ; 
Fix  on  his  work  thy  steadfast  eye, 

So  shall  thy  work  be  done. 
No  profit  canst  thou  gain 

By  self-consuming  care; 
To  him  commend  thy  cause — his  ear 

Attends  the  softest  prayer. 

409  Tune—  Mira.  8s  &  7s. 

"It  pleased  the  Father  that  in  Him  should  all 
fulness  dwell." 

Col.  i.  19. 

CHRISTIAN  pilgrim    on  life's  jour- 
^     ney, 

Sore  beset,  without,  within, 
Would'st  thou  know  a  "  full  salvation," 

Victory  o'er  indwelling  sin  ? 


41 0  COMFORT    IN    AFFLICTION. 

There's  a  fulness  in  thy  Jesus ! 

He  to  save  His  people  came; 
Came  to  cleanse,  as  well  as  pardon — 

Thus  His  holy  word  proclaims. 

2  Why  then  all  thy  life  go  mourning, 

Sin-sick  pilgrim  ?  'tis  in  vain ; 
All  thy  sighs  and  tears  and  groaning 

Can  not  blot  a  single  stain. 
The  sweet  graces  that  thou  lackest 

Are  the  gift  of  God  to  man; 
And  the  gift  is  just  proportioned 

To  the  asking ! — such  God's  plan. 

3  Cast  thine  own  poor  self  behind  thee, 

No  more  o'er  thy  weakness  grieve ; 
"  He  is  faithful  that  hath  promised ;" 

Look  to  Jesus,  and  believe. 
In  His  Word  are  precious  treasures, 

Which  the  eye  of  Faith  discerns ; 
And  to  those  who  trust  Him  wholly 

Maketh  he  most  blest  returns. 

410         Tune — Montpelier.     L.  M.  D. 

*' Trust  in  Him  at  all  times;  ye  people,  pour  out 
your  heart  before  Him:  God  is  a  refuge  for 
us." 

Ps    Ixii    8. 

AH  !   Faith  is  not  a  mere  belief 
^     That  thou  canst  aid  in  bitter  grief; 
Oh !  no ;  far  greater  blessings,  Lord, 
Are  promised  in  thy  gracious  word. 


COMFORT    IN    AFFLICTION.  41I 

'Tis  calm  assurance,  "All  is  well !" 
Though  how  or  where  I  cannot  tell ; 
'Tis  hearkening,  when  no  voice  I  hear; 
'Tis  smiling,  though  I  weep  and  fear. 

2  'Tis  grasping  thee  when  all  are  gone ; 
'Tis  viewing  thee  when  quite  alone ; 
'Tis  pillowing  on  thine  unseen  arm, 
Supported  there,  and  free  from  harm. 
'Tis  telling  thee  my  every  thought; 
'Tis  finding  all  I've  ever  sought; 

'Tis  treading  on  through  life's  lone  walk, 
In  sweet  companionship  and  talk. 

3  'Tis  hurrying  to  a  glorious  end ; 

'Tis  pressing  toward  my  bosom  friend ; 
'Tis  meeting  Him — Come,  Jesus,  come! 
'Tis  folding  tent,  and  reaching  home. 
My  Father,  I  must  wait  on  thee, 
For  Faith  like  this — 'twas  bought  for 

me! 
Beneath  the  Cross  I  seek,  I  claim, 
Such  living  Faith  in  Jesus'  name! 

411  Tune— WALEg,  8s  &  4s. 

uHe  hath  done  all  things  well." 

Mark  vii.  37. 

THRO'  the  love  of  God  our  Saviour, 
All  will  be  well ; 
Free  and  changeless  is  His  favor — 

All,  all  is  well. 
Precious  is  the  blood  that  heal'd  us, 


412  COMFORT    IN    AFFLICTION. 

Perfect  is  the  grace  that  seal'd  us, 
Strong  the  hand  stretch' d  out  to  shield 
us — 
All  must  be  well. 

2  Though  we  pass  through  tribulation, 

All  will  be  well ; 
Ours  is  such  a  full  salvation — 

All,  all  is  well. 
Happy,  while  in  God  confiding, 
Fruitful,  if  in  Christ  abiding, 
Holy,  through  the  Spirit's  guiding — 

All  must  be  well. 

3  We  expect  a  bright  to-morrow, 

All  will  be  well ; 
Faith  can  sing  through  days  of  sorrow, 

All,  all  is  well. 
On  our  Father's  love  relying, 
Jesus  every  need  supplying, 
Or  in  living — or  in  dying — 

All  must  be  well. 

412  Tune — Alvah.        8s,  6s  &  4s. 

"Why  art  thou  cast  down,  0  my  Soul,  and  why 

art  thou  disquieted  within  me  1    Hope 

thou  in  God." 

Ps.  xlii.  11. 

VITHY  art  thou  cast  down,  O  my  soul? 
""       Uplift  thee,  and  be  strong; 
Thy  care  upon  thy  Maker  roll, 


COMFORT   IN    AFFLICTION.  413 

Thy  sadness  doth  him  wrong. 

Beneath  his  eye 

Thy  goings  lie : 
Thy  God  who  rules  above 
His  child  doth  know  and  love. 

2  Thy  Helper  is  the  Lord  of  all, 

He  marks  thy  lightest  sigh; 
A  thousand  means,  at  his  high  call, 
For  thy  defense  are  nigh : 

Safe  in  his  care, 

No  storm  shall  bear 
One  hair  from  off  thy  head, 
Though  nature  quails  in  dread. 

3  Then  with  thy  care,  my  soul,  have  done, 

Thy  grief  beclouds  thy  view  : 
How  shall  not  He  who  gave  His  Son 
Give  food  and  raiment,  too  ? 

The  life  is  more 

Than  roof  and  store : 
No  fear  lest  thou  His  child 
Be  from  His  care  exiled. 

413  Tune — Elliot.  8s  &  6s. 

44 Be  of  good  cheer;  it  is  I;  be  not  afraid." 

Matt.  xiv.  27. 

TOSSED  with  rough  winds,  and  faint 
*      with  fear, 

Above  the  tempest,  soft  and  clear, 
What  still,  small  accents  greet  mine  ear? 
'Tis  I ;  be  not  afraid  ! 


414  COMFORT    IN   AFFLICTION. 

2  Tis  I,  who  washed  thy  spirit  white; 
Tis  I,  who  gave  thy  blind  eyes   sight; 
Tis  I,  thy  Lord,  thy  life,  thy  light: 

'Tis  I ;  be  not  afraid ! 

3  Those  raging  winds,  this  surging  sea, 
Bear  not  a  breath  of  wrath  to  thee; 
That  storm  has  all  been  spent  on  me : 

Tis  I ;  be  not  afraid ! 

4  This  bitter  cup,  I  drank  it  first ; 
To  thee,  it  is  no  draught  accurs'd; 
The  hand  that  gives  it  thee  is  pierced : 

Tis  I ;  be  not  afraid ! 

5  Mine  eyes  are  watching  by  thy  bed, 
Mine  arms  are  underneath  thy  head, 
My  blessing  is  around  thee  shed : 

'Tis  I ;  be  not  afraid ! 

414  Tune — Bethany.        6s  &  4s. 

"It  is  good  for  me  to  draw  near  to  God." 

Ps.  lxxiii    2S. 

\TEARER,  my  God,  to  thee, 
U      Nearer  to  thee  : 
Ev'n  though  it  be  a  cross 

That  raiseth  me, 
Still  all  my  song  shall  be, 
Nearer,  my  God,  to  thee, 

Nearer  to  thee. 


COMFORT    IN    AFFLICTION.  415 

Though  like  a  wanderer, 

Daylight  all  gone, 
Darkness  be  over  me, 

My  rest  a  stone; 
Yet,  in  my  dreams,  I'd  be 
Nearer,  my  God,  to  thee, 

Nearer  to  thee. 

There  let  the  way  appear 

Steps  up  to  heaven; 
All  that  thou  sendest  me 

In  mercy  given, 
Angels  to  beckon  me 
Nearer,  my  God,  to  thee, 

Nearer  to  thee. 

Then  with  my  waking  thoughts, 

Bright  with  thy  praise, 
Out  of  my  stony  griefs, 

Bethel  I'll  raise; 
So  by  my  woes  to  be 
Nearer,  my  God,  to  thee, 

Nearer  to  thee. 

Or  if  on  joyful  wing, 

Cleaving  the  sky, 
Sun,  moon,  and  stars  forgot, 

Upward  I  fly; 
Still  all  my  song  shall  be, 
Nearer,  my  God,  to  thee, 

Nearer  to  thee. 


416  COMFORT    IN   AFFLICTION. 

415  Twie — Oak.  6s  &  4s. 

"When  He  putteth  forth  His   own   sheep,  He 

goeth  before  them,  and  the  sheep 

follow  Him." 

Johm  x.  4. 

OAVIOUR!  I  follow  on, 
^     Guided  by  thee, 
Seeing  not  yet  the  hand 

That  leadeth  me ; 
Hushed  be  my  heart  and  still, 
Fear  I  no  further  ill, 
Only  to  meet  thy  will 

My  will  shall  be. 

2  Riven  the  rock  for  me, 

Thirst  to  relieve, 
Manna  from  heaven  falls 

Fresh  every  eve ; 
Never  a  want  severe 
Causeth  my  eye  a  tear, 
But  thou  art  whispering  near, 

"  Only  believe !" 

3  Often  to  Marah's  brink 

Have  I  been  brought; 
Shrinking  the  cup  to  drink, 

Help  have  I  sought; 
And  with  the  prayer's  ascent, 
Jesus  the  branch  has  rent ; 
Quickly  relief  he  sent, 

Sweetening  the  draught. 


COMFORT    IN    AFFLICTION.  417 

4       Saviour !  I  long  to  walk 

Closer  with  thee ; 
Led  by  thy  guiding  hand, 

Ever  to  be ; 
Constantly  near  thy  side, 
Quickened  and  purified, 
Living  for  Him  who  died 

Freely  for  me ! 

416  Tune— Rono.  8s  &  6s. 

"  Teach  me  to  do  Thy  will ;  for  Thou  art 

my  God.'* 

Ps.  cxliii.  10. 

JUST  as  thou  wilt — no  more  I  pray 
"      That  thou  would'st  take  this  cross 

away ; 
I  only  ask  for  grace  to  say, 

Thy  will,  not  mine,  be  done. 

2  Just  as  thou  wilt — I  cannot  see 
The  path  thy  love  marks  out  for  me; 
Resigned,  I  leave  the  choice  to  thee ; 

Thy  will,  not  mine,  be  done. 

3  Just  as  thou  wilt — full  well  I  know 
Thy  hand  in  mercy  deals  the  blow ; 
Then,  though  my  cherished  hopes  lie 

low, 
Thy  will,  not  mine,  be  done. 
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41 8  COMFORT   IN   AFFLICTION. 

4  Just  as  thou  wilt — though  called  to  part 
With  dearest  friends,  until  my  heart 
Quivers  beneath  thy  piercing  dart ; 

Thy  will,  not  mine,  be  done. 

5  Just  as  thou  wilt — O  Lamb  divine, 
What  grief  can  be  compared  to  thine  ? 
Then  let  thy  prayer  henceforth  be  mine, 

Thy  will,  not  mine,  be  done. 

417  Tune—  Gorton,  S.  M. 

"  My  times  are  in  Thy  hand." 

Ps.  xxxi.  15. 

AUR  times  are  in  thy  hand, 
V     Father,  we  wish  them  there; 
Our  life,  our  soul,  our  all,  we  leave 
Entirely  to  thy  care. 

2  Our  times  are  in  thy  hand, 

Whatever  they  may  be, 
Pleasing  or  painful,  dark  or  bright, 
As  best  may  seem  to  thee. 

3  Our  times  are  in  thy  hand, 

Why  should  we  doubt  or  fear  ? 
A  Father's  hand  will  never  cause 
His  child  a  needless  tear. 

4  Our  times  are  in  thy  hand, 

Jesus  the  crucified  ! 
The  hand  our  many  sins  had  pierced 
Is  now  our  guatfd  and  guide. 


COMFORT   IN   AFFLICTION.  419 

5  Our  times  are  in  thy  hand, 

Jesus,  the  advocate ! 
Nor  can  that  hand  be  stretch'd  in  vain 
For  us  to  supplicate. 

6  Our  times  are  in  thy  hand ; 

We'd  always  trust  in  thee, 
Till  we  have  left  this  weary  land, 
And  all  thy  glory  see. 

418  Tune—  Kambia.  S.  M. 

"Whom  the  Lord  loveth  He  chasteneth,  and 
scourgeth  every  son  whom  He  receiveth." 

Heb.  xii.  6. 

TT  is  thy  hand,  my  God ! 
*     My  sorrow  comes  from  thee — 
I  bow  beneath  thy  chast'ning  rod ; 
Tis  love  that  bruises  me. 

2  I  would  not  murmur,  Lord ; 

Before  thee  I  am  dumb : 
Lest  I  should  breathe  one  murmuring 
word, 
To  thee  for  help  I  come. 

3  My  God  !  thy  name  is  love ; 

A  Father's  hand  is  thine  J 
With  tearful  eyes  I  look  above, 
And  cry,  "  Thy  will  be  mine !" 


420  COMFORT    IN   AFFLICTION. 

4  I  know  thy  will  is  right, 

Though  it  may  seem  severe; 
Thy  path  is  still  unsullied  light, 
Though  dark  it  oft  appear. 

5  Jesus  for  me  hath  died — 

Thy  Son  thou  didst  not  spare ; 
His  pierced  hands,  his  bleeding  side, 
Thy  love  for  me  declare. 

6  Here  my  poor  heart  can  rest : 

My  God !  it  cleaves  to  thee ; 
Thy  will  is  love,  thine  end  is  blest; 
All  work  for  good  to  me. 

419  Tune— Shawmut.  S.  M. 

44  Now,  therefore,  I  pray  thee,  if  I  have  found 
grace  in  thy  sight,  show  me  now  thy  way." 

Ex.  xxxiii.  13. 

THY  way,  not  mine,  O  Lord, 
■*•      However  dark  it  be  ! 
Lead  me,  O  God,  by  thine  own  hand, 
Choose  out  the  path  for  me. 

2  I  dare  not  choose  my  lot, 

I  would  not,  if  I  might ; 
Choose  thou  for  me,  O  Lord,  my  God, 
So  shall  I  walk  aright. 

3  The  kingdom  that  I  seek 

Is  thine ;  so  let  the  way 
That  leads  to  it,  O  Lord,  be  thine, 
Else  I  must  surely  stray. 


COMFORT    IN    AFFLICTION.  42  I 

4  Take  thou  my  cup  and  it 

With  joy  or  sorrow  fill, 
As  best  to  thee,  O  Lord,  may  seem ; 
Choose  thou  my  good  and  ill. 

5  Not  mine,  not  mine  the  choice, 

In  things  or  great  or  small ; 
Be  thou,  O  Lord,  my  guide,  my  strength, 
My  wisdom  and  my  all. 

420  Thine— Zong.  6s. 

"My  Son,  despise  not  thon  the  chastening  of 
the  Lord,  nor  faint  when  thou  art  rebuked  of 
Him." 

Heb.  xii.  5. 

T  DID  thee  wrong,  my  God; 

*     I  wronged  thy  truth  and  love ; 

I  fretted  at  the  rod — 

Against  thy  power  I  strove. 
Come  nearer,  nearer  still ; 

Let  not  thy  light  depart ; 
Bend,  break  this  stubborn  will ; 

Dissolve  this  iron  heart ! 

2  Less  wayward  let  me  be, 

More  pliable  and  mild ; 
In  glad  simplicity 

More  like  a  trustful  child. 
Less,  less  of  self  each  day, 

And  more,  my  God,  of  thee; 
Oh,  keep  me  in  the  way, 

However  rough  it  be. 


42  2  COMFORT    IN    AFFLICTION. 

3  Less  of  the  flesh  each  day, 

Less  of  the  world  and  sin : 
More  of  thy  Son,  I  pray, 

More  of  thyself  within. 
More  molded  to  thy  will, 

Lord,  let  thy  servant  be ; 
Higher  and  higher  still, 

More,  and  still  more,  like  thee ! 

421  Tune—  Naomi.  CM. 

"  Giving  thanks  always  for  all  things  unto  God 
and  the  Father  in  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ." 

Eph.  v.  20. 

FATHER,  whate'er  of  earthly  bliss 
Thy  sovereign  will  denies, 
Accepted  at  thy  throne  of  grace, 
Let  this  petition  rise  : 

2  Give  me  a  calm,  a  thankful  heart, 

From  every  murmur  free ; 
The  blessings  ol  thy  grace  impart, 
And  make  me  live  to  thee. 

3  Let  the  sweet  hope  that  thou  art  mine, 

My  life  and  death  attend ; 
Thy  presence  through  my  journey  shine, 
And  crown  my  journey's  end. 


COMFORT    IN    AFFLICTION.  423 

422  Tune — Siloam.  C.  M. 

11 He  maketh  the  storm  a  calm,  so  that  the  waves 
thereof  are  still." 

Ps.  cvii.  29. 

riALM   me,  my  God,  and  keep  me 
^     calm : 

Let  thy  outstretched  wing 
Be  like  the  shade  of  Elim's  palm 

Beside  her  desert  spring. 

2  Yes,  keep  me  calm,  though  loud  and 

rude 
The  sounds  my  ear  that  greet ; 
Calm  in  the  closet's  solitude, 
Calm  in  the  busy  street. 

3  Calm  in  the  hour  of  buoyant  health, 

And  in  the  hour  of  pain  ; 
Calm  in  my  poverty  or  wealth, 
And  in  my  loss  or  gain. 

4  Calm  in  the  sufferance  of  wrong, 

Like  Him  who  bore  my  shame ; 
Calm   'mid    the    threatening,    taunting 
throng, 
Who  hate  thy  holy  name. 

5  Calm  me,  my  God,  and  keep  me  calm, 

Soft  resting  on  thy  breast ; 
Soothe  me  with  holy  hymn  and  psalm, 
And  bid  my  spirit  rest. 


424  COMFORT    IN    AFFLICTION. 

423  Tu?ie — Retirement.         C.  M. 

"My  meditation  of  Him  shall  be  sweet:  I  will 

be  glad  in  the  Lord." 

Ps.  civ. 34. 

TIT  HEN  languor  and  disease  invade 
""      This  trembling  house  of  clay, 
'Tis  sweet  to  look  beyond  my  pains, 
And  long  to  fly  away. 

2  Sweet  to  look  back  and  see  my  name 

In  life's  fair  book  set  down ; 
Sweet  to  look  forward,  and  behold 
Eternal  joys  my  own. 

3  Sweet  to  reflect  how  grace  divine 

My  sins  on  Jesus  laid; 
Sweet  to  remember  that  His  blood 
My  debt  of  suffering  paid. 

4  Sweet  on  His  faithfulness  to  rest, 

Whose  love  can  never  end ; 
Sweet  on  His  covenant  of  grace 
For  all  things  to  depend. 

5  Sweet  in  the  confidence  of  faith 

To  trust  His  firm  decrees ; 
Sweet  to  lie  passive  in  His  hands 
And  know  no  will  but  His. 

6  If  such  the  sweetness  of  the  streams, 

What  must  the  fountain  be ; 
Where    saints    and  angels    draw   their 
bliss 
Immediately  from  thee ! 


COMFORT    IN    AFFLICTION.  425 

424  Tune — Chester.  C.  M. 

"Be  careful  for  nothing." 

Phil.  iv.  6. 

T  ORD,  it  belongs  not  to  my  care 
*-J     Whether  I  die  or  live ; 
To  love  and  serve  thee  is  my  share, 
And  this  thy  grace  must  give. 

2  If  life  be  long,  I  will  be  glad 

That  I  may  long  obey ; 
If  short,  yet  why  should  I  be  sad 
To  soar  to  endless  day  ? 

3  Christ   leads   me    through  no    darker 

rooms 
Than  He  went  through  before; 
No  one  into  His  kingdom  comes, 
But  through  His  opened  door. 

4  Come,   Lord,   for  grace  has  made  me 

meet 
Thy  blessed  face  to  see ; 
And  if  thy  work  on  earth  be  sweet, 
What  will  thy  glory  be ! 

5  Then  shall  I  end  my  sad  complaints, 

And  weary,  sinful  days, 
And  join  with  all  triumphant  saints 
Who  sing  Jehovah's  praise. 


426  COMFORT    IN    AFFLICTION. 

425  Time — Swanwick.  C.  M. 

"I  wait  for  the  Lord,  my  soul  doth  wait,  and  in 

His  word  do  I  hope." 

Ps.  cxxx.5. 

MY  cheerful  soul  now  all  the  day 
"     Sits  waiting  here  and  sings, 
Looks  through  the  ruins  of  her  clay, 
And  practices  her  wings. 

2  Faith  almost  changes  into  sight, 

While  from  afar  she  spies 
Her  fair  inheritance  in  light, 
Above  created  skies. 

3  Had  but  the  prison  walls  been  strong, 

And  firm  without  a  flaw, 
In  darkness  she  had  dwelt  too  long, 
And  less  of  glory  saw. 

4  But  now  the  everlasting  kills 

Through  every  chink  appear; 
And  something  of  their  joy  she  feels 
While  she's  a  prisoner  here. 

5  Some  rays  of  light  break  sweetly  in 

At  all  the  opening  flaws ; 
Visions  of  endless  bliss  are  seen, 
And  heavenly  air  she  draws. 


COMFORT    IN    AFFLICTION.  427 

42G  Tune—  Rothwell.  L.  M. 

M  Thou  hast  dealt  well  with  thy  servant,  0  Lord, 

according  unto  thy  word." 

Ps.  cxix.  65. 

¥OW,  in  a  song  of  grateful  praise, 
^     To  my  dear  Lord  my    voice   I'll 

raise; 
With  all  his  saints  I'll  join  to  tell 
That  Jesus  hath  done  all  things  well. 

2  Wisdom,  and  power,  and  love  divine, 
In  all  his  works,  unrivaled,  shine, 
And  force  the  wondering  world  to  tell 
That  he  alone  did  all  things  well. 

3  Howe'er  mysterious  are  his  ways, 
Or  dark  and  sorrowful  my  days ; 
And  though  my  spirit  oft  rebel, 

I  know  he  still  doth  all  things  well. 

4  And  when  I  stand  before  his  throne, 
And  all  his  ways  are  fully  known, 
This  note  in  sweetest  strains  shall  swell, 
That  Jesus  hath  done  all  things  well. 

427       Tunc — East  Hartford.      L.  M. 

''Having  loved  His  own  which  were  in  the  world, 

He  loved  them  unto  the  end." 

John  xiii.  1 . 

T  ORD,  from  the  depths  to  thee  I  cry; 
-^     To  thee  I  lift  my  tear-filled  eye; 
My  Saviour!  let  me  feel  thee  nigh; 
Lord  Jesus!  I  belong  to  thee. 


428  COMFORT    IN    AFFLICTION. 

2  No  home  have  I  in  this  wild  waste, 
O'er  which  with  trembling  steps  I  haste, 
The  joys  at  thy  right  hand  to  taste ; 

Lord  Jesus !  I  belong  to  thee. 

3  Yes,  wholly  thine !  for  thou  hast  paid 
The  claims  which  justice  on  me  made; 
To  buy  my  life,  thine  low  was  laid. 

Lord  Jesus !  I  belong  to  thee. 

4  Oh  !  then,  be  thou  each  hour  my  guide ! 
Ne'er  let  my  faithless  footsteps  slide : 
But  keep  me  by  thy  wounded  side ; 

Lord  Jesus !  I  belong  to  thee. 

5  In  dark  temptation's  trial-hour, 
When  Satan  bends  his  utmost  power, 
My  Saviour!  be  my  refuge-tower  ; 

Lord  Jesus !  I  belong  to  thee. 

6  And  if  in  grief  tears  fast  should  fall, 
And  gathering  woes  the  soul  appall, 
May  this  sweet  thought  full  peace  recall, 

Lord  Jesus !  I  belong  to  thee. 

428  Tune — Shfpherd.  iis. 

"In  the  world  ye  shall  have  tribulation:  but  be 

of  good  cheer;  I  have  overcome  the  world." 

John  xv i.  $3. 

THROUGH  the  pathway  of  sorrow 
«■■      which  Jesus  has  trod 
Thy  feeble  ones  wander,  Our  Father, 
our  God ; 


COMFORT    IN    AFFLICTION.  429 

And  the  thick  clouds  that  gather,  but 

turn  us  away 
From  the  waste  howling  desert,  where 

He  could  not  stay. 

2  From  the  cold  world  that  knoweth  and 

loveth  its  own, 
Where  Jesus  was  hated,  rejected,  un- 
known, 
We  will  cheerfully  hasten,  rejoicing  to  be 
Counted  worthy  to  suffer,  Lord  Jesus, 
for  thee. 

3  In    the    fierce    hour    that    trieth    the 

children  of  men, 
In  the  hour  of  temptation,  oh  !  succor 

us  then ; 
Let  the  weak  and  the  feeble  find  under 

thine  arm, 
In  the  blast  of  the  terrible,  shelter  from 

storm. 

4  When  the  proud  are  exalted  and  seated 

on  high ; 
When  the  billows  of  trouble  and  sorrow 

roll  nigh  ; 
When  the  hearts  of  all  others  are  failing 

for  fear, 
Then  we  lift  up  our  heads,  for  the  glory 

is  near. 


43°  COMFORT    IN    AFFLICTION. 

5  Oh  !  hasten  thy  coming,   we  long  for 

the  day, 
Bright  star  of  the  morning  no  longer 

delay ; 
Let  the  groaning  creation  from  sorrow 

be  free, 
And  thy  purchased  possession  be  gath- 

er'd  to  thee. 

429  Tune — Nassau.  iis. 

♦'Keep  yourselves  in  the  love  of  God,  looking  for 

the   mercy   of   our  Lord  Jesus    Christ    unto 

eternal  life." 

Jude  21. 

T  OOKING  off  unto  Jesus,  our  spirits 

^     are  blest ; 

In  the  world  we  have  turmoil,  in  Him 

we  have  rest ; 
The  sea  of  our  life  all  around  us  may 

roar, 
When  we  look  unto  Jesus  we  hear  it 

no  more. 

2  Looking   off  unto    Jesus,    we    go    not 

astray ; 
Our  eyes  are  on  Him,  and  He  shows 

us  the  way : 
The  path  may  seem  dark  as  He  leads  us 

along, 
But,  following  Jesus,   we  can   not   go 

wrong. 


COMFORT    IN   AFFLICTION.  431 

3  Looking  off  unto  Jesus,  oh !  may  we 

be  found, 
If  the   waters   of    Jordan    encompass 

us  round; 
If  He   call  us  away  in    His  presence 

to  be, 
Tis    but   seeing    Him    nearer   whom 

always  we  see. 

4  And  soon,  at  His  coming,  the  beauty 

and  grace 
Of  Jesus  our  Lord,  we  shall  see  face 

to  face; 
And  His  love,  which  now  leadeth  the 

desert  along, 
Shall  be  in  that  glory  our  rest  and  our 

song. 

430  Tunc — Abide.  ios. 

"  Abide  with  us;  for  it  is  toward  evening,  and 
the  day  is  far  spent." 

Luke  xxiv.  29. 

ABIDE    with    me.      Fast    falls    the 
-"■     eventide ; 
The  darkness  thickens;  Lord,  with  me 

abide. 
When  other  helpers  fail,  and  comforts 

flee, 
Help  of  the  helpless,  oh !  abide  with 

me. 


432  COMFORT    IN    AFFLICTION. 

2  Not   a  brief  glance  I  beg,   a   passing 

word, 
But  as  thou  dwell'dst  with  thy  disciples, 

Lord — 
Familiar,  condescending,  patient,  free, 
Come  not  to  sojourn,  but  abide  with  me. 

3  Come  not  in  terrors,  as  the  King  of  kings, 
But  in  thy  grace,  with  healing  in  thy 

wings  ; 
Tears  for  all  woes,  a  heart   for  every 

plea; 
Come,  Friend  of  sinners,  thus   abide 

with  me ! 

4  I    need   thy   presence   every    passing 

hour; 
What  but  thy  grace  can  foil  the  tempter's 

power  ? 
Who  like  thyself  my    guide  and  stay 

can  be? 
Through  cloud  and  sunshine,  oh  !  abide 

with  me. 

5  I  fear  no  woe,  with  thee  at  hand  to 

bless — 

Ills  have  no  weight,  and  tears  no  bitter- 
ness; 

Where  is  Death's  sting  ?  where,  grave, 
thy  victory  ? 

I  triumph  still,  if  thou  abide  with  me  ! 


SPIRITUAL     DECLENSION.  433 


Spiritual  Declension. 


431  Tune — Arlington.  CM. 

44 Where  is,  then,  the  blessedness  ye  spake  of?" 

Gal.  iv.  15. 

A !  FOR  a  closer  walk  with  God, 
V     A  calm  and  heavenly  frame ; 
A  light  to  shine  upon  the  road, 
That  leads  me  to  the  Lamb. 

2  Where  is  the  blessedness  I  knew, 

When  first  I  saw  the  Lord  ? 
Where  is  the  soul  refreshing  view 
Of  Jesus  and  His  word  ? 

3  What  peaceful  hours  I  once  enjoyed, 

How  sweet  their  memory  still ! 
But  they  have  left  an  aching  void, 
The  world  can  never  fill. 

4  The  dearest  idol  I  have  known, 

Whate'er  that  idol  be, 
Help  me  to  tear  it  from  thy  throne, 
And  worship  only  thee. 

5  So  shall  my  walk  be  close  with  God, 

Calm  and  serene  my  frame; 
So  purer  light  shall  mark  the  road, 
That  leads  me  to  the  Lamb. 
28 


434  SPIRITUAL     DECLENSION. 

432  Tune — DeFleury.  8s. 

44  Saw  ye  Him  whom  my  soul  lovethV* 

Song  of  Sol.  iii.  3, 

TTOW  tedious  and  tasteless  the  hours 
■■■■■•     When  Jesus  no  longer  I  see ! 
Sweet  prospects,  sweet  birds  and  sweet 
flowers, 

Have  all  lost  their  sweetness  to  me. 
The  midsummer  sun  shines  but  dim, 

The  fields  strive  in  vain  to  look  gay ; 
But  when  I  am  happy  in  Him, 

December's  as  pleasant  as  May. 

2  His  Name  yields  the  richest  perfume, 

And  sweeter  than  music  his  voice ; 
His  presence  disperses  my  gloom, 

And  makes  all  within  me  rejoice. 
I  should,  were  he  always  thus  nigh, 

Have  nothing  to  wish  or  to  fear; 
No  mortal  so  happy  as  I — 

My  summer  would  last  all  the  year. 

3  Content  with  beholding  his  face, 

My  all  to  his  pleasure  resign'd, 
No  changes  of  season  or  place 

Would    make    any    change    in    my 
mind : 
While  blest  with  a  sense  of  His  love, 

A  palace  a  toy  would  appear; 
And  prisons  would  palaces  prove, 

If  Jesus  would  dwell  with  me  there. 


SPIRITUAL     DECLENSION.  435 

4  My  Lord,  since  indeed  I  am  thine, 

Since  thou  art  my  sun  and  my  song, 
Say,  why  do  I  languish  and  pine, 

And  why  are  my  winters  so  long? 
O  drive  these  dark  clouds  from  my  sky; 

Thy  soul-cheering  presence  restore: 
Or  take  me  to  thee  up  on  high, 

Where  winter  and  clouds  are  no  more. 

433    Tune — Suffering  Saviour.  CM. 
44 Return  unto  me;  for  I  have  redeemed  thee." 

Isa.  xliv.  22. 

ITOW  oft,  alas!  this  wretched  heart 
-"-     Has  wandered  from  the  Lord ! 
How  oft  my  roving  thoughts  depart, 
Forgetful  of  His  word  ! 

2  Yet  sovereign  mercy  calls,  "  Return  !" 

Dear  Lord,  and  may  I  come  ? 
My  vile  ingratitude  I  mourn ; 
O !  take  the  wanderer  home. 

3  And  canst  thou,  wilt  thou,  yet  forgive, 

And  bid  my  crimes  remove  ? 
And  shall  a  pardoned  sinner  live 
To  speak  thy  wondrous  love  ? 

4  Almighty  grace,  thy  healing  power, 

How  glorious,  how  divine ! 
That  can  to  life  and  bliss  restore 
So  vile  a  heart  as  mine. 


436  SPIRITUAL     DECLENSION. 

5  Thy  pardoning  love,  so  free,  so  sweet, 
Dear  Saviour,  I  adore ; 
O  !  keep  me  at  thy  sacred  feet, 
And  let  me  rove  no  more. 

434  Tune — Balerma.  C.  M. 

"My  soul  cleaveth  unto  the  dust:  quicken  thou 

me  according  to  thy  word." 

Ps.  cxix.  25. 

"HEAR  Refuge  of  my  weary  soul, 
*J     On  thee,  when  sorrows  rise, 
On  thee,  when  waves  of  trouble  roll, 
My  fainting  hope  relies. 

2  To  thee  I  tell  each  rising  grief, 

For  thou  alone  canst  heal ; 
Thy  word  can  bring  a  sweet  relief, 
For  every  pain  I  feel. 

3  But  O !  when  gloomy  doubts  prevail, 

I  fear  to  call  thee  mine ; 
The  springs  of  comfort  seem  to  fail, 
And  all  my  hopes  decline. 

4  Yet,  gracious  God,  where  shall  I  flee? 

Thou  art  my  only  trust ; 
And  still  my  soul  would  cleave  to  thee, 
Though  prostrate  in  the  dust. 

5  Hast  thou  not  bid  me  seek  thy  face  ? 

And  shall  I  seek  in  vain  ? 
And  can  the  ear  of  sovereign  grace 
Be  deaf  when  I  complain  ? 


SPIRITUAL     DECLENSION.  437 

6  No  ;   still  the  ear  of  sovereign  grace 
Attends  the  mourner's  prayer  : 
And  still  I  ever  find  access, 
To  breathe  my  sorrows  there. 

435  7k»— Phillips.  C.  M. 

"Draw  me,  we  will  run  after  thee." 

Song-  of  Sol.  i.  4. 

l^fHY  is  my  heart  so  far  from  thee, 
' "       My  God,  my  chief  delight  ? 
Why  are  my  thoughts  no  more  by  day 
With  thee — no  more  by  night. 

2  Why  should  my  foolish  passions  rove  ? 

Where  can  such  sweetness  be, 
As  I  have  tasted  in  thy  love, 
As  I  have  found  in  thee  ? 

3  When  my  forgetful  soul  renews 

The  savour  of  thy  grace, 
My  heart  presumes  I  cannot  lose 
The  relish  all  my  days. 

4  But  ere  one  fleeting  hour  is  past, 

The  flattering  world  employs 
Some  sensual  bait  to  seize  my  taste, 
And  to  pollute  my  joys. 

5  Wretch  that  I  am,  to  wander  thus 

In  chase  of  false  delight ! 
Let  me  be  fastened  to  thy  cross, 
Rather  than  lose  thy  sight. 


438  SPIRITUAL     DECLENSION. 

436  Tune—  Mear.  C.  M. 

"  Come,  and  let  us  return  unto  the  Lord." 

Hos.  vi,  1. 

pOME,  let  us  to  the  Lord  our  God, 
^     With  contrite  hearts  return ; 
Our  God  is  gracious,  nor  will  leave 
The  desolate  to  mourn. 

2  His  voice  commands  the  tempest  forth, 

And  stills  the  stormy  wave ; 
And  though  His  arm  be  strong  to  smite, 
'Tis  also  strong  to  save. 

3  Long  hath  the  night  of  sorrow  reigned; 

The  dawn  shall  bring  us  light : 
God  shall  appear,  and  we  shall  rise 
With  gladness  in  His  sight. 

4  Our  hearts,  if  God  we  seek  to  know, 

Shall  know  Him,  and  rejoice ; 

His  coming  like  the  morn  shall  be, 

Like  morning  songs  His  voice. 

5  As  dew  upon  the  tender  herb, 

Diffusing  fragrance  round ; 
As  showers  that  usher  in  the  spring, 
And  cheer  the  thirsty  ground, 

6  So  shall  His  presence  bless  our  souls, 

And  shed  a  joyful  light ; 
That  hallowed  morn  shall  chase  away 
The  sorrows  of  the  night. 


SPIRITUAL     DECLENSION.  439 

437  Tune—  Hermon.  C.  M. 
"Lord,  I  believe  ;  help  thou  my  unbelief." 

Mark  ix.  24. 

T  ORD,  I  believe;  thy  power  I  own, 
*J     Thy  word  I  would  obey; 
I  wander  comfortless  and  lone, 
When  from  thy  truth  I  stray. 

2  Lord,  I  believe ;  but  gloomy  fears 

Sometimes  bedim  my  sight ; 
I  look  to  thee  with  prayers  and  tears, 
And  cry  for  strength  and  light. 

3  Lord,  I  believe ;  but  oft,  I  know, 

My  faith  is  cold  and  weak: 
My  weakness  strengthen,  and  bestow 
The  confidence  I  seek ! 

4  Yes!  I  believe;  and  only  thou 

Canst  give  my  soul  relief: 
Lord !  to  thy  truth  my  spirit  bow  ; 
"  Help  thou  mine  unbelief !" 

438  Tune — Saunders.  L.  M. 

44 Take  with  you  words,  and  turn  to  the  Lord: 
and  say  unto  Him,  take  away  all  iniquity, 
and  receive  us  graciously." 

Hos.  xiv.  2. 

A  JESUS,  full  of  truth  and  grace — 
^     More  full  of  grace  than  I  of  sin — 
Yet  once  again  I  seek  thy  face; 


44°  SPIRITUAL     DECLENSION. 

Open  thine  arms  and  take  me  in ! 
And  freely  my  backslidings  heal, 
And  love  the  faithless  sinner  still. 

2  Thou   know'st    the    way    to  bring  me 

back — 

My  fallen  spirit  to  restore ; 
O  !  for  thy  truth  and  mercy  sake, 

Forgive,  and  bid  me  sin  no  more : 
The  ruins  of  my  soul  repair, 
And  make  my  heart  a  house  of  prayer. 

3  Ah,  give  me,  Lord,  the  tender  heart 

That  trembles  at  the  approach  of  sin ; 
A  godly  fear  of  sin  impart ; 

Implant  and  root  it  deep  within, 
That  I  may  own  thy  gracious  power, 
And  never,  never  grieve  thee  more. 

439  Tutu— Submission.        S.  M. 

"I  will  heal  their  backsliding;  I  will  love 
them  freely." 

Hos.  xiv.  4. 

OPPRESSED  with  sin  and  woe, 
A  burdened  heart  I  bear; 
Oppressed  by  many  a  mighty  foe — 
Yet  will  I  not  despair. 

2  With  this  polluted  heart 
Still  I  do  come  to  thee, 
Holy  and  mighiy  as  thou  art — 
For  thou  wilt  pardon  me. 


SPIRITUAL     DECLENSION.  44I 

3  I  feel  that  I  am  weak, 

And  prone  to  every  sin ; 
But  thou,  who  giv'st  to  those  who  seek, 
Wilt  give  me  strength  within. 

4  I  need  not  fear  my  foes, 

I  need  not  yield  to  care, 
I  need  not  sink  beneath  my  woes — 
For  thou  wilt  answer  prayer. 

5  In  my  Redeemer's  name, 

I  give  myself  to  thee ; 
Through  Him,  unworthy  as  I  am, 
My  God  will  cherish  me. 

440  Tune— Cappadocia.     C.  P.  M. 

41  Take  heed,  therefore,  brethren,  lest  there  be  in 
any  of  you  an  evil  heart  of  unbelief." 

Heb.  iii.  12. 

UROM  whence  this  fear  and  unbelief, 
*      Since  God,  my  Father,  put  to  grief 

His  spotless  Son  for  me  ? 
Can  He,  the  righteous  Judge  of  men, 
Condemn  me  for  that  debt  of  sin 

Which,  Lord,  was  charged  on  thee? 

2  Complete  atonement  thou  hast  made, 
And  to  the  utmost  farthing  paid 

Whate'er  thy  people  owed; 
How,  then,  can  wrath  on  me  take  place, 
Now  standing  in  God's  righteousness, 

And  sprinkled  by  thy  blood  ? 


442  SPIRITUAL     DECLENSION. 

3  If  thou  hast  my  discharge  procured, 
And  freely  in  my  place  endured 

The  whole  of  wrath  divine, 
Payment  God  will  not  twice  demand — 
First  at  my  bleeding  Surety's  hand, 

And  then  again  at  mine. 

4  Turn,  then,  my  soul,  unto  thy  rest; 
The  merits  of  thy  great  High-priest 

Speak  peace  and  liberty ; 
Trust  in  His  efficacious  blood, 
Nor  fear  thy  banishment  from  God, 

Since  Jesus  died  for  thee. 

441        Tune — East  Hartford.     L.  M. 

"  0  thou  of  little  faith,  wherefore  didst  thou 

doubt." 

Matt.  xiv.  31 . 

ccpAN  it  be  right  for  me  to  go 

*f     On  in  this  dark,  uncertain  way  ? 

Say  'I  believe,'  and  yet  not  know 
Whether  my  sins  are  put  away  ?     D 

2  "  Is  this  the  way  to  treat  the  God 

Who  bids   me  love  and  trust  Him 
now  ? 
Is  this  the  way  to  use  the  word 
Given  to  guide  me  here  below  ? 

3  "  How  can  I  forth  to  sinners  go, 

And  tell  of  grace  so  rich  and  free, 
If  all  the  while  1  do  not  know 

Whether  that  grace  has  smiled  on  me? 


SPIRITUAL     DECLENSION.  443 

4  "How  can  it  be  my  joy  to  dwell 

On  the  rich  power  of  Jesus'  blood, 
If  all  the  while  I  can  not  tell 

That  it  has  sealed  my  peace  with 
God? 

5  "  How  can  I  be  like  Christ  below — 

How  like  my  Lord,  in  witness  shine, 
Unless  with  conscious  joy  I  know 
His  Father  and  his  God  as  mine  ? 

6  "  Oh,  crush  this  cruel  unbelief; 

These  needless,  shameful  doubts  re- 
move ; 
And  suffer  me  no  more  to  grieve 
The  God  whom  I  do  really  love." 

442  Time — Alvar.  10S&12S. 

"We  also  are  weak  in  Him,  but  we  shall  live 
with  Him  by  the  power  of  God," 

II  Cor.  xiii.  4. 

I"  DO  not  doubt  my  safety — that  thy 

*     hand 

Will  still  uphold  me,  even  to  the  last, 

And  that  my  feet  on  Canaan's  hill  shall 
stand, 
When    the  long  wilderness  is   over- 
past ; 

But  often  faith  is  weak,  and  hope  is  low; 

Forward,  indeed,  but  faint  and  wearily 
I  go. 


444  SPIRITUAL     DECLENSION. 

2  I  do  not  doubt  thy  love,  my  Lord,  my 

God, 
The  love  which  suffer'd  and  which 

died  for  me, 
The   love   which  sought    me   on   the 

downward  road, 
Unclasp'd  the  fetters,  set  the  captive 

free! 
But  mine  seems  now  so  languid,  dull, 

and  cold — 
Oh  !  for  the  blissful  hours  which  I  have 

known  of  old. 

3  I  do  not  doubt,  unworthy  though  I  be, 

Thy  worthiness,  my  Saviour,  is  my 
own ! 
One  of  thy  many  mansions  is  for  me 
In  the   good  land  where  sorrow  is 
unknown  ; 
But  often  clouds  obscure  the  distant 

scene, 
And   from   the   flood   I  shrink   which 
darkly  rolls  between. 


CHRISTIAN  SERVICE.  445 


CHRISTIAN  SERVICE. 


443  Tune—  Ml  Pisgah.         CM. 

"Thou,  therefore,  endure  hardness,  as  a  good 
soldier  of  Jesus  Christ." 

II  Tim.  ii.  3. 

AM  la  soldier  of  the  cross, 
-"•     A  follower  of  the  Lamb  ? 
And  shall  I  fear  to  own  his  cause, 
Or  blush  to  speak  His  name  ? 

2  Must  I  be  carried  to  the  skies 

On  flowery  beds  of  ease, 
While  others  fought  to  win  the  prize, 
And  sailed  through  bloody  seas  ? 

3  Are  there  no  foes  for  me  to  face  ? 

Must  I  not  stem  the  flood  ? 
Is  this  vile  world  a  friend  to  grace, 
To  help  me  on  to  God  ? 

4  Sure  I  must  fight,  if  I  would  reign: 

Increase  my  courage,  Lord  ! 
I'll  bear  the  toil,  endure  the  pain, 
Supported  by  thy  word. 


446  CHRISTIAN  SERVICE. 

5  Thy  saints  in  all  this  glorious  war, 

Shall  conquer,  though  they  die ; 
They  view  the  triumph  from  afar, 
With  faith's  illumined  eye. 

6  When  that  illustrious  day  shall  rise, 

And  all  thine  armies  shine 
In  robes  of  vict'ry  through  the  skies, 
The  glory  shall  be  thine. 

444     Tune — Cross  and  Crown.  CM. 

"  Whosoever  will  come  after  me,  let  him  deny 
himself,  and  take  up  his  cross  and  follow  me." 

Mark  viii.  34. 

MUST  Jesus  bear  the  cross  alone, 
■*■"      And  all  the  world  go  free  ? 
No :  there's  a  cross  for  every  one, 
And  there's  a  cross  for  me. 

2  How  happy  are  the  saints  above, 

Who  once  went  sorrowing  here ; 
But  now  they  taste  unmingled  love, 
And  joy  without  a  tear. 

3  The  consecrated  cross  I'll  bear, 

Till  death  shall  set  me  free, 
And  then  go  home  my  crown  to  wear, 
For  there's  a  crown  for  me ! 


CHRISTIAN  SERVICE.  447 

445  Tune— Lab  an.  S.  M. 

4  We  wrestle  not  against  flesh  and  blood,  but 
against  principalities,  against  powers,  against 
the  rulers  of  the  darkness  of  this  world, 
against  spiritual  wickedness  in  high  places.'' 

Eph.  vi.  13, 

MY  soul !  be  on  thy  guard  ; 
-"*     Ten  thousand  foes  arise ; 
The  hosts  of  sin  are  pressing  hard 
To  draw  thee  from  the  skies. 

2  Oh,  watch,  and  fight,  and  pray  ( 

The  battle  ne'er  give  o'er; 
Renew  it  boldly  every  day 
And  help  divine  implore. 

3  Ne'er  think  the  victory  won, 

Nor  once  at  ease  sit  down ; 
Thy  arduous  work  will  not  be  done 
Till  thou  obtain  thy  crown. 

4  Fight  on,  my  soul,  till  death 

Shall  bring  thee  to  thy  God  ! 
He'll  take  thee  at  thy  parting  breath, 
Up  to  his  blest  abode. 


448  CHRISTIAN  SERVICE. 

446  Tune — Warfare.  L.  M. 

"Wherefore  take  unto  you  the  whole  armour  of 

God,  that  ye  may  be  able  to  withstand  in  the 

evil  day." 

Eph.  vi.  13. 

CTAND  up,  my  soul!  shake  off  thy 
^         fears, 

And  gird  the  gospel  armor  on ; 
March  to  the  gates  of  endless  joy, 

Where   Jesus,   thy   great    Captain's 
gone. 

2  Hell  and  thy  sins  resist  thy  course  ; 

But  hell  and  sin  are  vanquished  foes: 
Thy  Jesus  nailed  them  to  the  cross, 
And  sung  the  triumph  when  he  rose. 

3  Then  let  my  soul  march  boldly  on — 

Press  forward  to  the  heavenly  gate : 
There  peace  and  joy  eternal  reign, 
And  glittering  robes  for  conquerors 
wait. 

4  There  shall  I  wear  a  starry  crown, 

And  triumph  in  almighty  grace, 
While  all  the  armies  of  the  skies 

Join  in  my  glorious  Leader's  praise. 


CHRISTIAN  SERVICE.  449 

447  Thns—ZVAVL  7S&6S. 

"Stand,  therefore,  having  your  loins  girt  about." 

Kph.  vi.  14. 

STAND  up  ! — stand  up  for  Jesus ! 
Ye  soldiers  of  the  cross ; 
Lift  high  His  royal  banner, 

It  must  not  suffer  loss : 
From  vict'ry  unto  vict'ry 
His  army  shall  he  lead, 
Till  every  foe  is  vanquished, 
And  Christ  is  Lord  indeed. 

2  Stand  up !— stand  up  for  Jesus ! 

The  trumpet  call  obey ; 
Forth  to  the  mighty  conflict, 

In  this  His  glorious  day: 
"  Ye  that  are  men  now  serve  Him," 

Against  unnumbered  foes ; 
Your  courage  rise  with  danger, 

And  strength  to  strength  oppose. 

3  Stand  up ! — stand  up  for  Jesus ! 

Stand  in  His  strength  alone; 
The  arm  of  flesh  will  fail  you — 

Ye  dare  not  trust  your  own : 
Put  on  the  gospel  armor, 

And,  watching  unto  prayer, 
Where  duty  calls  or  danger, 

Be  never  wanting  there! 


45°  CHRISTIAN  SERVICE. 

4  Stand  up! — stand  up  for  Jesus! 
The  strife  will  not  be  long ; 

This  day  the  noise  of  battle, 
The  next  the  victor's  song : 

To  him  that  overcometh 
A  crown  of  life  shall  be ; 

He  with  the  King  of  Glory- 
Shall  reign  eternally ! 

448  Tune—  Neah.  S.  M.  D. 

"Put  on  the  whole  armor  of  God,  that  ye  may 
he  ahle  to  stand  against  the  wiles  of  the 
devil." 

Eph.  vi.  ii. 

COLDIERS  of  Christ,  arise, 
^     And  put  your  armor  on ; 
Strong  in  the  strength  which  God  sup- 
plies, 

Through  His  eternal  Son. 
Strong  in  the  Lord  of  Hosts, 

And  in  His  mighty  power ; 
Who  in  the  strength  of  Jesus  trusts, 

Is  more  than  conqueror. 

2  Stand,  then,  in  His  great  might, 

With  all  His  strength  endued; 
But  take,  to  arm  you  for  the  fight, 

The  panoply  of  God 
Your  foes,  not  flesh  and  blood, 

But  powers  of  hell  and  night ; 
Nought  Hut  the  weapons  of  your  God 

Can  put  these  foes  to  flight 


CHRISTIAN  SERVICE.  45  I 

3  With  truth  well  girded  be, 

Your  breastplate — righteousness ; 
And  on  that  Rock — salvation  free, 

Stand  fast,  as  shod  with  peace. 
Each  fiery  dart  repel 

By  faith's  uplifted  shield ; 
In  patient  hope  and  prayer  excel, 

The  Spirit's  sword  well  wield. 

449  Tune — Hendon.  js. 

"  Fight  the  good  fight  of  faiths 

I  Tim    vi.  12. 

AFT  in  sorrow,  oft  in  woe, 
^     Onward,  Christian,  onward  go ! 
Fight  the  fight,  maintain  the  strife, 
Strengthened  with  the  bread  of  life. 

2  Onward,  Christian,  onward  go ! 
Join  the  war  and  face  the  foe : 
Will  you  flee  in  danger's  hour  ? 
Know  you  not  your  Captain's  power  ? 

3  Let  your  drooping  heart  be  glad ; 
March,  in  heavenly  armor  clad  ; 
Fight !  nor  think  the  battle  long  ; 
Soon  shall  vict'ry  tune  your  song. 

4  Let  not  sorrow  dim  your  eye ; 
Soon  shall  every  tear  be  dry  : 

Let  not  fears  your  course  impede ; 
Great  your  strength,  if  great  your  need. 


452  CHRISTIAN  SERVICE. 

5  Onward  then  to  battle  move  ! 

More  than  conqu'ror  you  shall  prove; 
Though  opposed  by  many  a  foe, 
Christian  soldier,  onward  go ! 

450  Tune — Wareham.  C.  M. 

"No  man  that  warreth  entangleth  himself  with 
the  affairs  of  this  life ;  that  he  may  please 
Him  who  hath  chosen  him  to  be  a  soldier.'' 

II  Tim.  ii.  4. 

XjWTHER,  I  know  that  all  my  life 
*      Is  portioned  out  for  me ; 
The  changes  that  will  surely  come 

I  do  not  fear  to  see : 
I  ask  thee  for  a  present  mind, 

Intent  on  pleasing  thee. 

2  I  ask  thee  for  a  thoughtful  love, 

Through  constant  watching  wise, 
To  meet  the  glad  with  joyful  smiles, 

And  wipe  the  weeping  eyes; 
A  heart  at  leisure  from  itself, 

To  soothe  and  sympathize. 

3  I  would  not  have  the  restless  will 

That  hurries  to  and  fro, 
That  seeks  for  some  great  thing  to  do, 

Or  secret  thing  to  know  : 
I  would  be  treated  as  a  child, 

A u< I  guided   where  1  2:0. 


CHRISTIAN  SERVICE.  453 

5  I  ask  thee  for  the  daily  strength, 
To  none  that  ask  denied, 
A  mind  to  blend  with  outward  life, 

While  keeping  at  thy  side ; 
Content  to  fill  a  little  space, 
If  thou  be  glorified. 

451  Tune — Merton.  C.  M. 

44  If  I  yet  pleased  men,  I  should  not  be  the  ser- 
vant of  Christ." 
Gal.  i.  10. 

H  OD'S  glory  is  a  wondrous  thing, 
"      Most  strange  in  all  its  ways, 
And,  of  all  things  on  earth,  least  like 
What  men  agree  to  praise. 

2  Oh,  blest  is  he  to  whom  is  given 

The  instinct  that  can  tell 
That  God  is  on  the  field,  when  he 
Is  most  invisible ! 

3  Workman  of  God !  oh,  lose  not  heart, 

But  learn  what  God  is  like ; 
And  in  the  darkest  battle-field 
Thou  shalt  know  where  to  strike. 

4  And  blest  is  he  who  can  divine 

Where  real  right  doth  lie, 
And  dares  to  take  the  side  that  seems 
Wrong  to  man's  blindfold  eye! 


454  CHRISTIAN  SERVICE. 

5  Oh,  learn  to  scorn  the  praise  of  men ! 
Oh,  learn  to  lose  with  God ! 
For  Jesus  won  the  world  through  shame, 
And  beckons  thee  his  road. 

452    Tune — Missionary  Chant.   L.  M. 

"Watch  ye,  stand  fast  in  the  faith,   quit  you 
like  men,  be  strong." 

I  Cor.  xvi.  13. 

rj.0,  labor  on,  while  yet  'tis  day; 
"     The  world's  dark  night  is  hasten- 
ing on ; 
Speed,  speed  thy  work,  cast  sloth  away : 
It  is  not  thus  that  souls  are  won. 

2  Men  die  in  darkness  at  your  side, 

Without  a  hope  to  cheer  the  tomb ; 
Take  up  the  torch  and  wave  it  wide — 
The  torch  that  lights  time's  thickest 
gloom. 

3  Toil   on,   faint   not,   keep  watch   and 

pray; 
Be  wise  the  erring  soul  to  win ; 
Go  forth  into  the  world's  highway, 
Compel  the  wanderer  to  come  in. 

4  Toil  on,  and  in  thy  toil  rejoice ; 

For  toil  comes  rest,  for  exile  home ; 
Soon  shalt  thou  hear  the  Bridegroom's 
voice, 
The   midnight  peal,  behold,  I  come. 


CHRISTIAN  SERVICE.  455 

453  Time — Martyrdom.         C.  M. 

"Whosoever  shall  give  to  drink  nntoone  of  these 
little  ones  a  cup  of  cold  water  in  the  name  of 
a  disciple,  verily  I  say  unto  yon,  he  shall  in 
no  wise  lose  his  reward." 
Matt.  x.  42. 

TJIGH  on  a  throne  of  light,  O  Lord, 
**     Dost  thou  exalted  shine : 
What  can  our  poverty  bestow, 
Since  all  the  world  is  thine  ? 

2  But  thou  hast  brethren  here  below, 

Partakers  of  thy  grace, 
Whose  humble  names  thou  wilt  confess 
Before  thy  Father's  face. 

3  In  them  may'st  thou  be  clothed  and  fed, 

And  visited  and  cheer'd ; 
And,  in  their  accents  of  distress, 
The  Saviour's  voice  be  heard. 

4  Whate'er  our  willing  hands  can  give, 

Lord,  at  thy  feet  fre  lay ; 
Grace  will  the  humble  gift  receive, 
And  grace  at  length  repay. 


456  CHRISTIAN  SERVICE. 

454  Tune—  Oranus.         C.  M.D. 

U  The  race  is  not  to  the  swift,  nor  the  battle  to 
the  strong." 

Eccles.  ix.  11. 

THE  swift  not  always  win  the  race, 
*      Nor  doth  the  victory  fall 
To  strength  alone,  but  often  times 

To  feeble  ones  and  small. 
Fold  not  thy  hands  in  weariness, 

Nor  droop  them  in  despair ; 
'Tis  step  by  step,  both  sure  and  slow, 

We  climb  the  highest  stair. 

2  And  day  by  day  some  little  things 

Will  wait  for  thee  to  do ; 
So  day  by  day  thy  failing  strength 

Shall  constantly  renew. 
Some  lowly  service  out  of  sight 

May  be  thy  destined  lot ; 
Thy  garden  may  be  small,  but  see 

That  weeds  deface  it  not. 

3  Thou  hast  not  long  to  labor  thus, 

And  songs  may  well  beguile 
The  weariest  hour  of  one  who  works 

Beneath  his  Master's  smile. 
And  when  the  service  of  thy  love 

Is  ended  and  complete, 
Twill  be  for  thee  to  take  the  rest 

To  weary  ones  so  sweet. 


CHRISTIAN  SERVICE.  457 

455  Tune — Fountain.  C.  M. 

"He  that  saith  he  abideth  in  Him  ought  himself 
also  to  walk,  even  as  He  walked." 

I  John  ii.  6. 

T  ORD,  I  desire  to  live  as  one 
*J     Who  bears  a  blood-bought  name ; 
As  one  who  fears  but  grieving  thee, 
And  knows  no  other  shame. 

2  As  one  by  whom  thy  walk  below 

Should  never  be  forgot ; 
As  one  who  fain  would  keep  apart 
From  all  thou  lovest  not. 

3  I  want  to  live  as  one  who  knows 

Thy  fellowship  of  love ; 
As  one  whose  eyes  can  pierce  beyond 
The  pearl-built  gates  above. 

4  As  one  who  daily  speaks  to  thee, 

And  hears  thy  voice  divine 
With  depths  of  tenderness  declare, 
"  Beloved !  thou  art  mine." 

456  Tune — Anvern.  L.  M. 

"I  know  thy  works,   and  thy  labor,  and  thy 
patience.*' 

Rev.  ii.  2. 

r*  O,  labor  on  !  spend  and  be  spent, 
"     Thy  joy  to  do  thy  Father's  will ; 
It  is  the  way  the  Master  went ; 

Should  not  the  servant  tread  it  still  ? 


458  CHRISTIAN  SERVICE. 

2  Go,  labor  on !  'tis  not  for  nought ; 

All  earthly  loss  is  heavenly  gain : 
Men  heed  thee  not,  men  praise  thee 
not; 
The  Master  praises  ;  what  are  men  ? 

3  Go,  labor  on  !  enough,  enough 

If  Jesus  praise  thee,  if  He  deign 
To  notice  e'en  thy  willing  mind — 
No  toil  for  Him  shall  be  in  vain. 

4  Go,  labor  on !  thy  hands  are  weak, 

Thy  knees  are  faint,  thy  soul  cast 

down; 
Yet  falter  not — the  prize  is  near — 
The   throne,  the  kingdom  and   the 

crown  1 

457  Tune — Germany.  S.  M. 

"In  the  morning  sow  thy  seed,  and  in  the  even- 
ing withhold  not  thy  hand ;  for  thou  knowest 
not  whether  shall  prosper,  either  this  or  that, 
or  whether  they  both  shall  be  alike  good." 

Eccles.  xi.  6. 

COW  in  the  morn  thy  seed ; 
^     At  eve  hold  not  thy  hand ; 
To  doubt  and  fear  give  thou  no  heed — 
Broad-cast  it  o'er  the  land. 

2  Thou  know'st  not  which  shall  thrive — 
The  late  or  early  sown ; 
Grace  keeps  the  precious  germ  alive, 
When  and  wherever  strown  : 


CHRISTIAN  SERVICE.  459 

3  And  duly  shall  appear, 

In  verdure,  beauty,  strength, 
The  tender  blade,  the  stalk,  the  ear, 
And  the  full  corn  at  length. 

4  Thou  canst  not  toil  in  vain : 

Cold,  heat,  and  moist,  and  dry, 
Shall  foster  and  mature  the  grain 
For  garners  in  the  sky. 

458  Tune — Prairie.         7s  &  6s. 

"We  can  not  but  speak  the  things  which  we 

have  seen  and  heard." 

Acts  iv.  20. 

T1TE  all  should  speak  for  Jesus, 
' '       Who  hath  redemption  wrought, 
Who  gave  us  peace  and  pardon, 
Which  by  His  blood  He  bought. 

2  We  all  should  speak  for  Jesus, 

And  tell  how  much  we  owe 
To  Him  who  died  to  save  us 
From  everlasting  woe. 

3  We  all  should  speak  for  Jesus, 

The  aged  and  the  young, 
With  manhood's  fearless  accents, 
With  childhood's  lisping  tongue. 

4  We  all  should  speak  for  Jesus, 

The  world  in  darkness  lies ; 
With  Him  against  the  mighty 
Together  let  us  rise. 


460  CHRISTIAN  SERVICE. 

5  We  all  should  speak  for  Jesus, 

Though  it  may  try  us  sore ; 

For  grace  to  guide  and  help  us 

Into  our  hearts  He'll  pour. 

6  We  all  should  speak  for  Jesus, 

Till  He  shall  come  again, 
Proclaim  His  glorious  gospel, 
His  crown  and  endless  reign. 

459  Tune—  Melvin.         S.  M.  D. 

"Whether,  therefore,  ye  eat,  or  drink,  or  what- 
soever ye  do,  do  all  to  the  glory  of  God." 

I  Cor.  x.  31. 

/^OD  of  almighty  love, 

"      By  whose  sufficient  grace 

I  lift  my  heart  to  things  above, 

And  humbly  seek  thy  face  : 
Through  Jesus  Christ  the  Just 

My  faint  desires  receive, 
And  let  me  in  thy  goodness  trust, 

And  to  thy  glory  live. 

2  Whate'er  I  say  or  do, 

Thy  glory  be  my  aim ; 
My  oft'rings  all  be  offer'd  through 

The  ever-blessed  Name. 
Jesus,  my  single  eye 

Be  fix'd  on  thee  alone : 
Thy  name  be  praised  on  earth,  on  high; 

Thy  will  by  all  be  done. 


CHRISTIAN  SERVICE.  461 

460  Tune — Callender.         C.  M. 

"Lord,  what  wilt  thou  have  me  to  do? " 

Acts  ix.  6. 

\TO  strength  of  nature  can  suffice 
^      To  serve  the  Lord  aright, 
And  what  she  has  she  misapplies, 
For  want  of  clearer  light. 

2  How  long  beneath  the  law  I  lay- 

In  bondage  and  distress ! 
I  toil'd  the  precept  to  obey, 
But  toil'd  without  success. 

3  Then,  to  abstain  from  outward  sin 

Was  more  than  I  could  do ; 
Now,  if  I  feel  its  power  within, 
I  feel  I  hate  it,  too. 

4  Then  all  my  servile  works  were  done 

A  righteousness  to  raise; 
Now,  freely  chosen  in  the  Son, 
I  freely  choose  His  ways. 

5  What  shall  I  do,  was  then  the  word, 

That  I  may  worthier  grow  ? 
What  shall  I  render  to  the  Lord  ? 
Is  my  inquiry  now. 

6  To  see  the  law  by  Christ  fulfill'd, 

And  hear  His  pardoning  voice, 
Changes  a  slave  into  a  child, 
And  dutv  into  choice. 


462  CHRISTIAN  SERVICE. 

461  Tune — Gleaner.     9s,  8s  &  10s. 

"Lift  up  your  eyes,  and  look  on  the  fields;  for 
they  are  white  already  to  harvest." 

John  iv.  35. 

THE  Master  hath  need  of  the  reapers, 
*  And,  mourner,  He  calleth  to  thee ; 
Come  out  from  the  valley  of  sorrow, 

Look  up  to  the  hill-tops  and  see 
How   the  fields  with  the  harvest   are 
whitening, 

How  golden  and  full  is  the  grain ; 
O,  what  are  thy  wants  to  the  summons ! 

And  what  are  thy  griefs  and  thy  pain ! 

2  The  Master  hath  need  of  the  reapers, 

And,  idler,  He  calleth  to  thee ; 
Come  out  from  the  mansions  of  pleasure, 
From   the  halls  where  the    careless 
may  be. 
Soon  the  shadows  of  eve  will  be  falling, 
With  the  mists,  and  the  dews,  and 
the  rain ; 
O,  what  is  the  world  and  its  follies, 
To  the  mould  and  the  rust  of  the 
grain  ! 

3  The  Master  hath  need  of  the  reapers, 

And  He  calleth  for  thee  and  for  me; 
O  haste,  while  the  winds  of  the  morning 
Are  blowing  so  freshly  and  free; 


CHRISTIAN  SERVICE.  463 

Let  the  sound  of  the  scythe  and  the 
sickle 

Re-echo  o'er  hill-top  and  plain, 
And  gather  the  sheaves  in  the  garner, 

For  golden  and  ripe  is  the  grain. 

462  Tune HOMERVILLE.  P.  M. 

44  Blessed  are  ye  that  sow  beside  all  waters." 
Isa.  xxxii.  20. 

COW  ye  beside  all  waters, 

^  Where  the  dew  of  heaven  may  fall; 

Ye  shall  reap  if  ye  be  not  weary, 

For  the  Spirit  breathes  o'er  all. 
Sow,  though  the  thorn  may  wound  thee, 

One  wore  the  thorns  for  thee ; 
And,  though  the  cold  world  scorn  thee, 

Patient  and  hopeful  be. 

2  Work  while  the  daylight  lasteth, 

Ere  the  shades  of  night  come  on; 
Ere  the  Lord  of  the  vineyard  cometh, 

And  the  laborer's  toil  is  done. 
Watch  not  the  clouds  above  thee, 

Let  the  wild  winds  round  thee  sweep ; 
God  may  the  seed  time  give  thee, 

But  another's  hand  may  reap. 

3  Have  faith,  though  ne'er  beholding, 

The  seed  burst  from  its  tomb ; 
Thou  know'st  nut  which  may  perish, 
Or  what  be  spared  to  bloom. 


464  CHRISTIAN  SERVICE. 

Room  on  the  narrowest  ridges, 
The  ripened  grain  will  find ; 

That  the  Lord  of  the  harvest  coming, 
In  the  harvest — sheaves  may  bind. 

463  Tune— Ripple.  6s. 

"The  love  of  Christ  constraineth  us;  because  we 
thus  judge,  that  if  one  died  for  all,  then  were 
all  dead :  and  that  He  died  for  all,  that  they 
which  live  should  not  henceforth  live  unto 
themselves,  but  unto  Him  which  died  for  them, 
and  rose  again." 

2  Cor.  v.  14,  15. 

T  GAVE  my  life  for  thee, 
*     My  precious  blood  I  shed, 
That  thou  might'st  ransomed  be, 
And  quickened  from  the  dead. 
I  gave  my  life  for  thee : 
What  hast  thou  given  for  me  ? 

2  I  spent  long  years  for  thee 

In  weariness  and  woe, 
That  an  eternity 

Of  joy  thou  mightest  know. 

I  spent  long  years  for  thee : 
Hast  thou  spent  one  for  me  ? 

3  I  suffered  much  for  thee, 

More  than  thy  tongue  may  tell, 
Of  bitterest  agony, 

To  rescue  thee  from  hell. 

I  suffered  much  for  thee: 
What  canst  thou  hear  for  me? 


CHRISTIAN  SERVICE.  465 

4  And  I  have  brought  to  thee, 

Down  from  my  home  above, 
Salvation  full  and  free, 

My  pardon  and  my  love. 

Great  gifts  I  brought  to  thee : 
What  hast  thou  brought  to  me  ? 

5  Oh,  let  thy  life  be  given, 

Thy  years  for  Him  be  spent, 
World  fetters  all  be  riven, 

And  joy  with  suffering  blent ! 

Bring  thou  thy  worthless  all : 
Follow  thy  Saviour's  call ! 

464  Tune — Northwood.     8S&7S. 

"  Go  out  quickly  into  the  streets  and  lanes  of  the 
city,  and  hring  in  hither  the  poor,  and  the 
maimed,  and  the  halt,  and  the  blind." 

Luke  xiv.  21. 

up  ALL   them   in" — the    poor,   the 

^     wretched, 

Sin-stained  wanderers  from  the  fold; 
Peace  and  pardon  freely  offer ; 

Can  you  weigh  their  worth  with  gold  ? 
"  Call  them  in  " — the  weak,  the  weary, 

Laden  with  the  doom  of  sin ; 
Bid  them  come  and  rest  in  Jesus ; 

He  is  waiting — "  call  them  in." 

2  "  Call  them  in  " — the  Jew,  the  Gentile; 
Bid  the  stranger  to  the  feast : 
"  Call  them  in  " — the  rich,  the  noble, 
From  the  highest  to  the  least. 
30 


466  CHRISTIAN  SERVICE. 

Forth  the  Father  runs  to  meet  them, 
He  hath  all  their  sorrows  seen ; 

Robe,  and  ring,  and  royal  sandals 
Wait  the  lost  ones — "  call  them  in." 

3  "  Call  them  in  " — the  broken  hearted, 

Cowering 'neath  the  brand  of  shame; 
Speak  love's  message  low  and  tender, 

'Twas  for  sinners  Jesus  came. 
See,  the  shadows  lengthen  round  us, 

Soon  the  day-dawn  will  begin; 
Can  you  leave  them  lost  and  lonely  ? 

Christ  is  coming — "  call  them  in." 

465  Tune— Varina.  C.  M. 

41 1  must  work  the  works  of  Him  that  sent  me, 
while  it  is  day :  the  night  cometh,  when  no 
man  can  work." 

John  ix.  4. 

TTOW  blessed,  from  the  bonds  of  sin 
**     And  earthly  fetters  free, 
In  singleness  of  heart  and  aim, 

Thy  servant,  Lord,  to  be ! 
The  hardest  toil  to  undertake 

With  joy  at  thy  command, 
The  meanest  office  to  receive 

With  meekness  at  thy  hand ! 

2  With  willing  heart  and  longing  eyes 
To  watch  before  thy  gate, 
Ready  to  run  the  weary  race, 
To  bear  the  heavy  weight ; 


CHRISTIAN  SERVICE.  467 

No  voice  of  thunder  to  expect, 

But  follow  calm  and  still, 
For  love  can  easily  divine 

The  One  Beloved's  will. 
3  How  happily  the  working  days 

In  this  dear  service  fly : 
How  rapidly  the  closing  hour, 

The  time  of  rest  draws  nigh ! 
When  all  the  faithful  gather  home, 

A  joyful  company, 
And  ever  where  the  Master  is 

Shall  his  blest  servants  be. 

466  Time — Halle.  7s. 

"  Abide  in  me,  and  I  in  yon.  As  the  branch  can 
not  bear  fruit  of  itself,  except  it  abide  in  the 
vine;  no  more  can  ye,  except  ye  abide  in  me," 

John  xv.  4. 

CHRISTIAN,  wouldst   thou  fruitful 

U     be? 

Jesus  says,  "  abide  in  me ;" 

From  Him  all  thy  fruit  is  found ; 

May  it  to  His  praise  abound ! 

2  Christian,  wouldst  thou  holy  be  ? 
Jesus  says,  "  abide  in  me  ;M 
Sanctified  in  Him  thou  art ; 
Sanctify  Him  in  thy  heart. 

3  Christian,  wouldst  thou  happy  be  ? 
Jesus  says,  u  abide  in  me  ;" 

He  is  thine  exceeding  joy — 
Bliss  divine  !  without  alloy. 


4-68  CHRISTIAN  SERVICE. 

4  Christian,  this  thy  motto  be — 
Jesus  says,  "abide  in  me;" 
Grace  and  strength  from  Him  receive ; 
As  a  branch  in  Jesus  live. 

467  Tune — Mt.  Vernon.     8s  &  7s. 

1  Eat,  0  friends ;  drink,  yea,  drink  abundantly, 
0  beloved." 

Song  of  Sol.  v.  1. 

"DE  not  satisfied  with  gleaning 
**     Scanty  measures  for  thy  soul, 
When  His  pastures  smile  with  blossoms, 
And  thou  mayst  enjoy  the  whole. 

2  Rest  not  satisfied  with  sipping 

From  the  wayside  rills  of  love ; 
O  drink  freely  from  the  fountain ! 
This  thy  happiness  will  prove. 

3  As  His  child,  thou  art  a  pilgrim, 

And  thy  Lord  doth  give  thee  here 
Bread  of  heaven  thy  heart  to  strengthen, 
And  His  wine  of  love  to  cheer. 

4  Be  not  satisfied  with  leaning 

Lightly  on  the  Saviour's  breast ; 
Little  trust  brings  fears  and  faintings, 
And  will  rob  thy  soul  of  rest. 


CHRISTIAN  SERVICE.  469 

4(58  Time — Beechland.         H.  M. 

"A  new  commandment  I  give  unto  you,  That  ye 
love  one  another ;  as  I  have  loved  you,  that 
ye  also  love  one  another." 

John  xiii.  34. 

"MUST  I  my  brother  keep, 

-"*      And  share  his  pains  and  toil, 

And  weep  with  those  that  weep, 

And  smile  with  those  that  smile ; 
And  act  to  each  a  brother's  part, 
And  feel  his  sorrows  in  my  heart  ? 

2  Must  I  his  burden  bear, 

As  though  it  were  my  own, 
And  do  as  I  would  care 

Should  to  myself  be  done; 
And  faithful  to  his  interests  prove, 
And  as  myself  my  neighbor  love  ? 

3  Then,  Jesus,  at  thy  feet 

A  student  let  me  be, 
And  learn,  as  it  is  meet, 

My  duty,  Lord,  of  thee  ; 
For  thou  did'st  come  on  mercy's  plan, 
And  all  thy  life  was  love  to  man. 


470  CHRISTIAN  SERVICE. 

469  Tune— Faithful.  P.  M. 

11  Inasmuch  as  ye  have  done  it  unto  one  of  the 
least  of  these  my  brethren,  ye  have  done  it 
unto  me." 

Matt.  xxv.  40. 

TTAVE    ye   looked  for   sheep   in  the 
■■"*■     desert, 

For  those  who  have  missed  their  way  ? 
Have  ye  been  in  the  wild  waste  places, 

Where  the  lost  and  the  wandering 
stray  ? 
Have  ye  trodden  the  lonely  highway, 

The  foul  and  darksome  street  ? 
It  may  be  ye'd  see  in  the  gloaming 

The  print  of  Christ's  wounded  feet. 

2  Have  you  folded  home  to  your  bosom 

The  trembling,  neglected  lamb, 
And  taught  to  the  little  lost  one 

The  sound  of  the  Shepherd's  name  ? 
Have  ye  searched   for   the  poor   and 
needy, 

With  no  clothing,  no  home,  no  bread  ? 
The  Son  of  man  was  among  them ; 

He  had  not  where   to  lay  His  head ! 

3  Have  ye  stood  by  the  sad  and  weary, 

To  smooth  the  pillow  of  death ; 
To  comfort  the  sorrow-stricken, 
And  strengthen  the  feeble  faith? 


CHRISTIAN  SERVICE.  47  I 

And  have  ye  felt,  when  the  glory- 
Has  streamed  through  the  open  door, 

And  flitted  across  the  shadows, 
That  I  had  been  there  before  ? 


4  Have  you  wept  with  the  broken-hearted 
In  their  agony  of  woe  ? 
Ye  might  hear  me  whispering  beside 
you, 
'Tis  a  pathway  I  often  go ! 
My  disciples,  my  brethren,  my  friends, 

Can  ye  dare  to  follow  me  ? 
Then,  wherever  the  Master  dwelleth, 
There  shall  the  servant  be ! 

470  Tune — Laneton.       ios  &  6s, 

"I  am  the  voice  of  one  crying  in  the  wilder- 
ness." 

John  i.  23. 

AH!    that   I  were  a   voice — a   voice 
"     whose  cry 

The  troubled  heart  might  calm  : 
A  faithful  echo  of  the  voice  of  old, 

That  cried,  "  Behold  the  Lamb !" 

2  Oh  !  to  be  nothing,  of  all  self  bereft, 
One  theme  alone  be  mine ; 
I  would  be  but  a  sound  to  bear  abroad, 
No  name,  dear  Lord,  but  thine. 


472  CHRISTIAN  SERVICE. 

3  I'd  stand  and  gaze  on  thee,  lost  in  the 
path 
That  thy  dear  feet  have  trod ; 
And  then   I'd  follow  with  the  joyous 
shout — 
"  Behold  the  Lamb  of  God  I" 

471  Tune — Henly.        us  &  ios. 

"Lord,  now  lettest  thou  thy  servant  depart  in 

peace,    according  to  thy  word :  for  mine  eyes 

have  seen  thy  salvation." 

Luke  ii.  29,  50. 

I^OT   now   my   child — a   little  more 
*'     rough  tossing — 

A  little  longer  on  the  billow's  foam — 
A  few  more  journeyings  in  the  desert 
darkness, 
And  then  the  sunshine  of  thy  Father's 
home! 

2  Not  now — for  I  have  wand'rers  in  the 

distance, 
And   thou  must  call  them  in  with 
patient  love : 
Not  now — for  I  have  sheep  upon  the 
mountains, 
And  thou  must  follow  them  where'er 
they  rove. 

3  Not  now — for  I  have  loved  ones,  sad 

and  weary; 
Wilt   thou   not    cheer   them  with  a 
kindly  smile  ? 


CHRISTIAN  SERVICE.  473 

Sick   ones,    who   need    thee    in   their 
lonely  sorrow; 
Wilt  thou  not  tend  them  yet  a  little 
while  ? 

4  Not    now — for    wounded    hearts    are 

sorely  bleeding, 
And  thou  must  teach  those  widow'd 

hearts  to  sing ; 
Not  now — for  orphan's  tears  are  thickly 

falling; 
They  must  be  gathered  'neath  some 

sheltering  wing. 

5  Go  with  the  name  of  Jesus  to  the  dying, 

And  speak  that  Name  in  all  its  living 

power  ; 
Why  should  thy  fainting   heart    grow 

chill  and  weary  ? 
Canst  thou  not  watch  with  me  one 

little  hour  ? 

6  One  little  hour !  and  then  the  glorious 

crowning — 
The    golden    harp-strings    and   the 
victor's  palm, 
One  little  hour!   and  then  the  Halle- 
lujah ! 
Eternity's  long,  deep,    thanksgiving 
psalm  ! 


474  CHRISTIAN  SERVICE. 

472  Tune — Leaves.     8s,  6s  &  4s. 

"He  found  nothing  but  leaves." 

Mark  xi.  13. 

"M'OTHING    but    leaves;    the   spirit 
^      grieves 

Over  a  wasted  life ; 
Sin  committed  while  conscience  slept, 
Promises  made,  but  never  kept, 

Hatred,  battle  and  strife ; 
Nothing  but  leaves ! 

2  Nothing  but  leaves ;  no  garnered  sheaves 

Of  life's  fair,  ripened  grain ; 
Words,  idle  words,  for  earnest  deeds ; 
We  sow  our  seeds — lo !  tares  and  weeds ; 

We  reap,  with  toil  and  pain, 
Nothing  but  leaves. 

3  Nothing  but  leaves ;  memory  weaves 

No  veil  to  screen  the  past : 
As  we  retrace  our  weary  way, 
Counting  each  lost  and  misspent  day, 

We  find  sadly  at  last, 
Nothing  but  leaves. 

4  And  shall  we  meet  the  Master  so, 

Bearing  our  withered  leaves  ? 
The  Saviour  looks  for  perfect  fruit — 
We  stand  before  Him  humble,  mute, 

Waiting  the  word  He  breathes — 
"  Nothing  but  leaves." 


MARRIAGE.  475 


MARRIAGE. 


473  Tune—  Helper.  L.  M. 

11  And  the  Lord  God  said,  It  is  not  good  that  man 
should  be  alone ;  I  will  make  him  a  help  meet 
for  him." 

Gen.  ii.  iS. 

OGOD,  who  did'st  a  helper  meet 
For  Adam  of  himself  create, 
Flesh  of  his  flesh,  bone  of  his  bone, 
That  both  might  feel  and  love  as  one  ; 
Make  these  thy  servants  one-in  heart : 
Whom  thou  hast  join'd  let  no  man  part. 

2  Lord  of  the  Church,  whose  bleeding 

side 
Gave  life  to  thy  redeemed  bride ; 
Whose  grace,  through   every  member 

shed, 
Joins  the  whole  body  to  the  Head; 
Oh !  let  thy  love  the  model  be 
Of  this  their  marriage  unity. 

3  O  thou,  who  once,  a  Guest  divine, 
Didst  turn  the  water  into  wine, 

Thy  presence,  which  we  seek,  afford; 


476  MARRIAGE. 

Fill   thou   their   cup,    and  bless   their 

board ; 
Their  hearts  be  one  in  thy  blest  ways, 
And  all  their  life  show  forth  thy  praise. 

474  T\ine— Chimes.  C.  M. 

"Husbands,  love  your  wives,  even  as  Christ  also 

loved  the  Church,  and  gave  Himself  for  it." 

Eph.  v.  25. 

T  ORD  Jesus,  who  did'st  once  appear, 
■"     To  grace  a  marriage  feast; 
We  now  beseech  thy  presence  here, 
To  make  this  wedding  blest. 

2  With  grace,  the  Bride  and  Bridegroom 

speed ; 
Thy  love  their  pattern  be ; 
May  heart  with  heart  be  true  indeed, 
As  knit,  O  Lord,  in  thee. 

3  With  gifts  of  grace  their  hearts  endow — 

Of  all  rich  dowries  best ; 
Their     substance     bless,     and    peace 
bestow, 
To  sweeten  all  the  rest. 

4  In  purest  love  their  souls  unite, 

That  they,  with  Christian  care, 
May  make  each  other's  burden  light, 
By  taking  mutual  share. 


MARRIAGE.  477 

5  And,  looking  to  their  heavenly  home, 
Oh !  may  they  dwell  each  day 
As  heirs  of  life,  until  thou  come 
To  take  thy  Bride  away. 

475  Tune — Ionia.  7s. 

"  They  two  shall  he  one  flesh." 

Eph.  v.  31. 

TJEAVENLY  Bridegroom,  in  thy  love, 
H     Sanction  from  thy  throne  above 
What  on  earth  hath  now  been  done; 
Let  these  twain  be  truly  one : 

2  One  in  sickness,  one  in  health, 
One  in  poverty  or  wealth ; 
And,  as  year  rolls  after  year, 
Each  to  other  still  more  dear : 

3  One  in  purpose,  one  in  heart, 
Until  call'd  by  thee  to  part; 
Then,  around  thy  throne  to  be 
One  for  ever,  Lord,  in  thee ! 


478  MARRIAGE. 

476  Tune — Sabbath.  7s. 

"Let  every  one  of  you  in  particular  so  love  his 
wife  even  as  himself;  and  the  wife  see  that 
she  reverence  her  husband." 

Eph.  r.  33. 

"TjEIGN  this  union  to  approve, 
V     And  confirm  it,  God  of  love, 
Bless  thy  servants;  on  their  head 
Now  the  oil  of  gladness  shed : 
In  this  nuptial  bond  to  thee 
Let  them  consecrated  be. 

2  In  prosperity,  be  near, 

To  preserve  them  in  thy  fear ; 
In  affliction,  let  thy  smile 
All  the  woes  of  life  beguile : 
And  when  every  change  is  past, 
Take  them  to  thyself  at  last. 


CHILDREN.  479 


CHILDREN. 


477  Time — Retreat.  L.  M. 

"Those  things  which  are  revealed  belong  unto 
us  and  to  our  children  forever.'* 

Deut.  xxix.  39. 

JESUS,  thy  power  and  love  we  know, 
v     And   bring   to   thee  our   children 

now ; 
Now  to  thine  arms  oi  mercy  press'd, 
O  let  thy  blessing  on  them  rest. 

2  Display  in  them  thy  saving  power, 
And  lead  them  in  th*  accepted  hour 
To  trust  in  thee,  to  praise  and  bless 
Thee  as  the  Lord  their  righteousness. 

3  Reveal  to  them  thy  dying  love, 

That   they   its   sweet    constraint   may 

prove, 
And  now  their  hearts  to  thee  resign, 
By  thee  redeemed,  and  wholly  thine. 

4  May  they  thy  true  disciples  be, 
Resolved  in  heart  to  follow  thee ; 
Their  one  desire,  thyself  to  know, 
And  daily  in  thy  likeness  grow. 


480  CHILDREN. 

5  May  they  continual  grace  receive, 
That  they  may  to  thy  glory  live, 
Until  in  heaven  they  sweetly  rest, 
For  ever  in  thy  presence  blest. 

478  Tune — Holley.  7s. 
"The  promise  is  unto  you,  and  to  your  children." 

Acts  ii.  39. 

/^OD  of  mercy,  hear  our  pray'r 
^     For  the  children  thou  hast  giv'n ; 
Let  them  all  thy  blessings  share, 
Grace  on  earth  and  bliss  in  heav'n. 

2  Cleanse  their  souls  from  ev'ry  stain, 

Through     the     Saviour's     precious 
blood ; 
Let  them  all  be  born  again, 
And  be  reconcil'd  to  God. 

3  For  this  mercy,  Lord,  we  cry ; 

Bend  thine  ever-gracious  ear: 
While  on  thee  our  souls  rely, 
Hear  our  pray'r,  in  mercy  hear. 

479  Tune — Kind  Words.     6s  &  4s. 
"The  child  wag  cured  from  that  very  hour." 

Matt.  xvii.  18. 

T  EAD  them,  my  God,  to  thee, 
*J      Lead  them  to  thee; 
E'en  these  dear  babes  of  mine 
Thou  givest  me : 


CHILDREN.  481 

O,  by  thy  love  divine, 
Lead  them,  my  God,  to  thee ! 
Safely  to  thee ! 

2  What  though  my  faith  is  dim, 

Wavering  and  weak  ? 
Yet  still  I  come  to  thee, 

Thy  grace  to  seek : 
Daily  to  plead  with  thee ! 
Lead  them,  my  God,  to  thee ! 
Safely  to  thee ! 

3  When  earth  looks  bright  and  fair, 

Festive  and  gay, 
Let  no  delusive  snare 

Lure  them  astray : 
But  from  temptation's  power 
Lead  them,  my  God,  to  thee ! 
Safely  to  thee! 

4  Lead  them,  my  God,  to  thee, 

Lead  them  to  thee ! 
Though  'twere  my  dying  breath, 

I'd  cry  to  thee, 
With  yearning  agony, 
Lead  them,  my  God,  to  thee, 
Lead  them  to  thee! 


3* 


482  CHILDREN-. 

480  Tune— Zephyr.  L.  M. 

"AH  thy  children  shall  be  taught  of  the  Lord; 
and  great  shall  be  the  peace  of  thy  children.'1 

Isa.  liv.  13. 

AUR  God  and  Father,  bend  thine  ear, 
Y     In  Jesus'  precious  name  we  bow, 
And  offer  here  united  prayer, 

For  blessing  on  our  children  now. 

2  Tis  not  for  wealth  or  joys  of  earth, 

Or  life  prolonged,  we  seek  thy  face ; 
Tis  for  a  new  and  heavenly  birth, 
Tis  for  the  treasures  of  thy  grace. 

3  Tis  for  their  souls*  eternal  rest 

In  Jesus,  from  the  wrath  to  come ; 
Oh !  may  they  now  in  Him  be  blest, 
And  dwell  for  ever  in  thy  home. 

481  Tune— Ward.  L.  M. 

uIf  ye,  then,  being  evil,  know  how  to  give  good 
gifts  unto  your  children :  how  much  more  shall 
your  heavenly  Father  give  the  Holy  Spirit  to 
them  that  ask  Him." 

Luke  xi.  13. 

OLORD,  encouraged  by  thy  grace, 
We  bring  this  infant  to  thy  throne : 
Give  it  within  thy  house  a  place, 
Let  it  be  thine,  and  thine  alone ! 


CHILDREN.  483 

2  We  ask  not  for  it  earthly  bliss, 

Nor  earthly  honors,  wealth  nor  fame  ; 
The  sum  of  our  request  is  this — 
That  it  may  love  and  fear  thy  name. 

3  This  infant  we  by  faith  commit 

To  thy  kind  love  and  guardian  care ; 
We  lay  it  at  our  Saviour's  feet, 
He  will  not  let  it  perish  there. 

482      Tune—  Dunlap's  Creek.     C.  M. 

14 1  will  establish  my  covenant  between  me  and 
thee  and  thy  seed  after  thee  in  their  genera- 
tions, for  an  everlasting  covenant,  to  be  a  God 
unto  thee  and  to  thy  seed  after  thee." 

Gen.  xvii.  7. 

TTOW  large  the  promise,  how  divine, 
**     To  Abraham  and  his  seed ! 
"  I'll  be  a  God  to  thee  and  thine, 
Supplying  all  their  need." 

2  The  words  of  his  extensive  love, 

From  age  to  age  endure ; 
The  Angel  of  the  covenant  proves 
And  seals  the  blessings  sure. 

3  Jesus  the  ancient  faith  confirms 

To  our  great  Father  given  ; 
He  takes  young  children  to  his  arms. 
And  calls  them  heirs  of  heaven. 


484  CHILDREN. 

4  Our  God !  how  faithful  are  his  ways ! 
His  love  endures  the  same  ; 
Nor  from  the  promise  of  his  grace, 
Blots  out  the  children's  name. 

483  Tune— Edmeston.         C.  M. 

"Suffer  the  little  children  to  come  unto  me,  and 
forbid  them  not ;  for  of  such  is  the  kingdom 
of  God." 

Mark  x.  14. 

"DEHOLD,   what   matchless,    tender 
-*-*     love 

Doth  Christ  to  babes  display ; 
He  bids  each  parent  bring  them  near, 

Nor  turns  the  least  away. 

2  See  how  he  takes  them  in  his  arms, 

With  smiles  upon  his  face, 
And  says  his  kingdom  is  of  such, 
By  free  and  sovereign  grace. 

3  "  Forbid  them  not,"  whom  Jesus  calls, 

Nor  dare  the  claim  resist, 
Since  his  own  lips  to  us  declare, 
Heaven  will  of  such  consist. 

4  With  flowing  tears,  and  thankful  hearts, 

We  give  them  up  to  thee; 
Receive  them,  Lord,  into  thine  arms, 
Thine  may  they  ever  be. 


CHILDREN.  485 

484  Time—  Hermon.  C.  M. 

"He  took  them  up  in  His  arms,  put  His  hands 

upon  them,  and  blessed  them." 

Mark  x.  16. 

T)EHOLD,  what  condescending  love 
**     Jesus  on  earth  displays ; 
To  babes  and  sucklings  he  extends 
The  riches  of  his  grace. 

2  He  still  the  ancient  promise  keeps, 

To  our  forefathers  given ; 
Young  children  in  his  arms  he  takes, 
And  calls  them  heirs  of  heaven. 

3  "  Permit  them  to  approach,"  he  cries, 

"  Nor  scorn  their  humble  name ; 
For  'twas  to  bless  such  souls  as  these, 
The  Lord  of  angels  came." 

4  We  bring  them,  Lord,   with  thankful 

hearts, 
And  yield  them  up  to  thee ; 
Joyful  that  we  ourselves  are  thine, 
Thine  let  our  offspring  be. 

485  Tltne— King.  S.  M. 

"The  children  of  thy  servants  shall  continue, 
and  their  seed  shall  be  established  before 
thee." 

Ps.  cii.  28. 

AUR  children  thou  dost  claim, 
^     O  Lord,  our  God,  as  thine : 
Ten  thousand  blessings  to  thy  Name, 
For  goodness  so  divine. 


486  CHILDREN. 

2  Thee,  let  the  fathers  own, 

Thee,  let  the  sons  adore ; 
Join'd  to  the  Lord  in  precious  faith, 
To  be  forgot  no  more. 

3  How  great  thy  mercies,  Lord ! 

How  plenteous  is  thy  grace, 
Which,  in  the  promise  of  thy  love, 
Includes  our  rising  race. 

4  Our  offspring,  still  thy  care, 

Shall  own  their  fathers'  God ; 

To  latest  times  thy  blessings  share, 

And  sound  thy  praise  abroad. 

486         Tune— Cappadocia.      C.  P.  M. 

"  And  were  by  nature  children  of  wrath,  even 
as  others." 

Eph.  ii.  3. 

A    HELPLESS  child  of  Adam's  race, 
-**-     Saviour,  we  bring  before  thy  face, 

For  thou  hast  life  to  give  ; 
Oh  !  that  within  the  grace  divine, 
Which  made  our  souls  for  ever  thine, 

This  little  one  might  live ! 

2  Oh !  that  this  soul,  by  nature  lost, 
Ere  yet  on  life's  dark  ocean  toss'd, 

Might  reach  thy  shelt'ring  breast; 
And,  by  thy  gentle  Spirit  led, 
With  us  the  narrow  pathway  tread 

That  leads  to  endless  rest ! 


CHILDREN.  487 

3  O  Saviour,  who  like  thee  can  give, 
Who  gav'st  thyself,  that  we  might  live, 

Whose  grace  still  floweth  free  ? 
Then,  to  be  folded  on  thy  breast, 
To  find  in  thee  eternal  rest, 

We  bring  this  babe  to  thee. 

487         Tune — Pleyel's  Hymn.  7s. 

44  Come  thou  and  all  thy  house  into  the  ark." 

Gen.  vii.  i. 

EWTHER,  speed  a  blessing  forth, 
*      Let  the  heavenly  breezes  come; 
Let  them  quicken  into  birth 

Hearts  now  dead  within  our  home. 

2  Thou  canst  make  the  desert  bloom, 

Thou  canst  turn  the  night  to  day, 
Life  canst  bring  from  out  the  tomb ; 
None  thy  spirit,  Lord,  can  stay. 

3  Oh  !  display  thy  saving  might, 

Arm  of  God  !  awake !  awake  ! 
Put  thy  foes  and  ours  to  flight, 
Satan's  bonds  in  mercy  break. 

4  Bid  our  dead  in  life  to  stand, 

Loose  the   grave  clothes,  set  them 
free  ; 
Lord,  it  needs  but  thy  command ; 
At  thy  word  is  liberty. 


488  CHILDREN. 

488      Tune — Sweetest  Name.     C.  M. 

44  This  is  His  commandment,  That  we  should  be- 
lieve on  the  name  of  His  Son  Jesus  Christ." 

I  John  iii.  23. 

THERE  is  no  name  so  sweet  on  earth, 
-*■      No  name  so  sweet  in  heaven, 
The  name,  before  his  wondrous  birth, 
To  Christ,  the  Saviour  given. 

REFRAIN. 

We  love  to  sing  around  our  King, 
And  hail  him  blessed  Jesus : 

For  there's  no  word  ear  ever  heard 
So  dear,  so  sweet  as  Jesus. 

2  His  human  name  they  did  proclaim, 

When  Abram's  son  they  sealed  him, 
The  name  that  still,  by   God's  good 
will, 
Deliverer  revealed  him. 

3  And  when  he  hung  upon  the  tree, 

They  wrote  this  name  above  him, 
That  all  might  see  the  reason  we 
For  evermore  must  love  him. 

4  So  now  upon  his  Father's  throne^ 

Almighty  to  release  us 
From  sin  and  pains,  he  gladly  reigns, 
The  Prince  and  Saviour  Jesus. 


'children.  489 

489        Tune — Jesus  Loves  Me.        7s. 

11  Jesus  called  a  little  child  unto  Him,  and  set 
him  in  the  midst  of  them." 

Matt,  xviii.  2. 

JESUS  loves  me!  this  I  know, 
"      For  the  Bible  tells  me  so: 
Little  ones  to  him  belong ; 
They  are  weak,  but  he  is  strong. 

CHORUS. 

Yes,  Jesus  loves  me  ; 
Yes,  Jesus  loves  me  ; 
Yes,  Jesus  loves  me, 
The  Bible  tells  me  so. 

2  Jesus  loves  me !  he  who  died 
Heaven's  gate  to  open  wide, 
He  will  wash  away  my  sin  ; 
Let  his  little  child  come  in. 

3  Jesus  loves  me  !  loves  me  still, 
Though  I'm  very  weak  and  ill; 
From  his  shining  throne  on  high, 
Comes  to  watch  me  where  I  lie. 

4  Jesus  loves  me !  he  will  stay 
Close  beside  me  all  the  way  ; 
If  I  love  him  when  I  die, 

He  will  take  me  home  on  high. 


49°  CHILDREN. 

490        Tune — Jesus  Loves  Me.        7s. 

"Christ  also  hath   loved  us,   and  hath   given 
Himself  for  us." 

Eph.  v.  2. 

TESUS  from  his  throne  on  high 
"      Came  into  this  world  to  die — 
That  I  might  from  sin  be  free, 
Bled  and  died  upon  the  tree. 

CHORUS. 

Yes,  Jesus  loves  me ; 
Yes,  Jesus  loves  me ; 
Yes,  Jesus  loves  me, 
The  Bible  tells  me  so. 

2  I  can  see  him  even  now, 

With  his  pierced,  thorn-clad  brow, 
Agonizing  on  the  tree ; 
,     O,  what  love  !  and  all  for  me ! 

3  Now  I  feel  this  heart  of  stone 
Drawn  to  love  God's  holy  Son, 
"  Lifted  up  "  on  Calvary, 
Suffering  shame  and  death  for  me. 

4  Jesus,-  take  this  heart  of  mine, 
Make  it  pure  and  wholly  thine; 
Thou  hast  bled  and  died  Tor  me, 
I  will  henceforth  live  for  thee. 


CHILDREN.  491 

491         Time — Come  to  Jesus.  8s  &  6s. 

44  Behold,  now  is  the  accepted  time  ;  behold,  now 
is  the  day  of  salvation." 

2  Cor.  vi.  2. 
^nOME  unto  me,  all  ye  that  labor  and  are 
\J     heavy  laden,  and  I  will  give  you  rest." 
—Matt.  xi.  28. 

1  Come  to  Jesus,  just  now,  &c. 

"  Believe  on  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  thou 
shalt  be  saved." — Acts  xvi.  31. 

2  He  will  save  you,  just  now,  &c. 

"God  so  loved  the  world  that  he  gave  his  only 
begotten  Son,  that  whosoever  believeth  in  him 
should  not  perish,  but  have  everlasting  life." — 
John  iii.  16. 

3  O,  believe  him,  just  now,  &c. 

"He  is  able  to  save  them  to  the  uttermost  that 
come  unto  God  by  him,  seeing  he  ever  liveth  to 
make  intercession  for  us." — Heb.  vii.  25. 

4  He  is  able,  just  now,  &c. 

44  The  Lord  is  long-suffering  to  us -ward,  not 
willing  that  any  should  perish,  but  that  all  should 
come  to  repentance." — 2  Pet.  iii.  9. 

5  He  is  willing,  just  now,  &c. 

44  Him  that  cometh  to  me,  I  will  in  no  wise  cast 
out." — John  vi.  37. 

6  He'll  receive  you,  just  now,  &c. 

44  God  commendeth  his  love  toward  us,  in  that, 
while  we  were  yet  sinners,  Christ  died  for  us." — 
Rom.  v.  8. 

7  Jesus  loves  you,  just  now,  &c. 


492  CHILDREN. 

492  Dine— Winslow.       C.  P.  M. 

"It  is  not  the  will  of  your  Father  which  is  in 
heaven,  that  one  of  these  little  ones  should 
perish." 

Matt,  xviii.  14. 

"^        A  ND  is  it  true,  as  I  am  told, 

"     That  there  are  lambs  within  the 
fold 
Of  God's  beloved  Son  ? 
That  Jesus  Christ,  with  tender  care, 
Will  in  his  arms  most  gently  bear 
The  helpless  little  one  ? 

2  And  I,  a  little  straying  lamb, 
May  come  to  Jesus  as  I  am, 

Though  goodness  I  have  none; 
May  now  be  folded  in  his  breast, 
As  birds  within  the  parent  nest, 

And  be  his  little  one. 

3  And  he  can  do  all  this  for  me, 
Because  in  sorrow  on  the  tree 

He  once  for  sinners  hung ; 
And  having  put  their  sins  away, 
He  now  rejoices,  day  by  day, 

To  cleanse  the  little  one. 


CHILDREN.  493 

493   Tune — Never  be  Afraid,  ios  &  7s. 

"To  me  to  live  is  Christ,  and  to  die  is  gain." 

Phil.  i.  ai. 

^"EVER  be  afraid  to  speak  for  Jesus, 

^     Think  how  much  a  word  can  do; 

Never  be  afraid  to  own  your  Saviour, 

He  who  loves  and  cares  for  you. 

CHORUS. 

Never  be  afraid,  never  be  afraid, 

Never,  never,  never; 

Jesus  is  your  loving  Saviour, 
Therefore  never  be  afraid. 

2  Never  be  afraid  to  work  for  Jesus, 

In  his  vineyard  day  by  day ; 
Labor  with  a  kind  and  willing  spirit, 
He  will  all  your  toil  repay. 

3  Never  be  afraid  to  bear  for  Jesus 

Keen  reproaches  when  they  fall ; 
Patiently  endure  your  every  trial, 
Jesus  meekly  bore  them  all. 

4  Never  be  afraid  to  live  for  Jesus  ; 

Since  you  on  his  care  depend, 
Safely  shall  you  pass  through  every  trial ; 
He  will  bring  you  to  the  end. 

5  Never  be  afraid  to  die  for  Jesus ; 

He  the  life,  the  truth,  the  way, 
Gently  in  his  arms  of  love  will  bear  you 
To  the  realms  of  endless  day. 


494  CHILDREN. 

494  Tune — Watcher.        7S&6S. 

"In  thy  presence  is  fulness  of  joy;  at  thy  right 
hand  are  pleasures  forevermore." 

Ps.  xvi.  11. 

T  WANT  to  be  with  Jesus, 
*     And  with  the  angels  stand, 
A  crown  upon  my  forehead, 

A  harp  within  my  hand ; 
There,  right  before  my  Saviour, 

So  glorious  and  so  bright, 
Fd  wake  the  sweetest  music, 

And  praise  Him  day  and  night. 

2  I  never  would  be  weary, 

Nor  ever  shed  a  tear, 
Nor  ever  know  a  sorrow, 

Nor  ever  feel  a  fear; 
But  blessed,  pure  and  holy, 

Fd  dwell  in  Jesus'  sight, 
And  with  ten  thousand  thousands 

Praise  Him  both  day  and  night. 

3  I  know  I'm  weak  and  sinful, 

But  Jesus  will  forgive ; 
For  many  little  children 

Have  gone  to  heav'n  to  live : 
Dear  Saviour,  if  I  languish, 

And  lay  me  down  to  die, 
Oh,  send  a  shining  angel, 

And  bear  me  to  the  sky. 


CHILDREN.  495 

Oh,  there  I'll  be  with  Jesus, 

Among  the  angels  stand, 
A  crown  upon  my  forehead, 

A  harp  within  my  hand; 
And  there,  before  thee,  Saviour, 

So  glorious  and  so  bright, 
I'll  join  the  heavenly  music, 

And  praise  thee  day  and  night. 


495  Tune — Around  the  Throne.  CM. 

14  Lo,  a  great  multitude,  which  no  man  could 
number,  stood  before  the  throne,  and  before 
the  Lamb,  clothed  with  white  robes,  and 
palms  in  their  hands." 

Rev.  vii.  9. 

AROUND    the    throne    of    God  in 
-**     heav'n, 

Thousands  of  children  stand, 
Children  whose  sins  are  all  forgiv'n, 
A  holy,  happy  band, 

Singing  glory,  glory,  glory  be  to 
God  on  high. 

2  In  flowing  robes  of  spotless  white 
See  every  one  arrayed; 
Dwelling  in  everlasting  light, 
And  joys  that  never  lade, 
Singing,  l\:c. 


496  CHILDREN. 

3  What   brought   them    to    that    world 

above — 
That  heav'n  so  bright  and  fair, 
Where  all  is  peace,  and  joy,  and  love — 
How  came  those  children  there  ? 
Singing,  &c. 

4  Because  the  Saviour  shed  his  blood, 

To  wash  away  their  sin ; 
Bathed  in  that  pure  and  precious  flood, 
Behold  them  white  and  clean ! 
Singing,  &c. 

496  Tbne— Dennis.  S.  M. 

"Narrow  is  the  way  which  leadeth  unto  life, 

and  few  there  he  that  find  it." 

Matt.  vii.  14. 

THERE  is  a  narrow  path 
*      Which  leads  to  joys  untold, 
And  children  who  are  walking  there 
Shall  Jesus'  face  behold. 

2  The  way  of  peace  it  is 

And  happiness,  to  those 
Who  know  the  Saviour  Jesus  Christ, 
And  in  His  love  repose. 

3  His  presence  by  the  way 

Makes  their  poor  hearts  rejoice ; 
And  much   they  long  for  that  bright 
morn 
When  they  shall  hear  His  voice. 


CHILDREN.  497 

4  With  patient  hope  they  wait 

His  blessed  face  to  see, 
When  they  will  sing,  in  sweetest  songs, 
His  praise  who  set  them  free. 

5  This  joy  may  all  be  yours, 

If  you  by  faith  now  look 
Upon  the  bleeding  Lamb  of  God, 
Who  our  transgressions  took. 

497         Tune — Happy  Land.      6s  &  4s. 

"  God  shall  wipe  away  all  tears  from  their  eyes ; 
and  there  shall  be  no  more  death,  neither  sor- 
row, nor  crying,  neither  shall  there  be  any 
more  pain." 

Rev.  xxi.  4. 

THERE  is  a  happy  land, 
*      Far,  far  away, 
Where  saints  in  glory  stand, 

Bright,  bright  as  day ; 
Oh,  how  they  sweetly  sing, 
Worthy  is  our  Saviour  King, 
Loud  let  His  praises  ring, 

Praise,  praise  for  aye. 

2  Come  to  that  happy  land, 
Come,  come  away; 
Why  will  ye  doubting  stand, 

Why  still  delay  ? 
Oh,  we  shall  happy  be, 
When  from  sin  and  sorrow  free, 
Lord,  we  shall  live  with  thee, 
Blest,  blest  for  aye. 
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498  CHILDREN. 

3  Bright,  in  that  happy  land, 

Beams  every  eye; 
Kept  by  a  Father's  hand, 

Love  can  not  die. 
Oh,  then  to  glory  run, 
Be  a  crown  and  kingdom  won ; 
And  bright  above  the  sun, 

We  reign  for  aye. 


BAPTISM.  499 


BAPTISM. 


498  Tune — Edmeston.         C.  M. 

"Go  ye,  therefore,  and  teach  all  nations,  bap- 
tizing them  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and 
of  the  Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost." 

Matt,  xxviii.  19. 

A  LORD,  whilst  we  confess  the  worth 
"     Of  this,  the  outward  seal, 
Teach  us  the  truths  herein  set  forth, 
Our  very  own  to  feel. 

2  Death  to  the  world  we  here  avow, 

Death  to  each  fleshly  lust; 
Newness  of  life  our  portion  now, 
A  risen  Lord  our  trust. 

3  And  we,  O  Lord,  who  now  partake 

Of  thine  eternal  life, 
With  every  sin,  for  thy  dear  sake, 
Would  be  at  constant  strife. 

4  Baptized  into  the  Father's  name, 

We'd  walk  as  sons  of  God ; 
Baptized  in  thine,  with  joy  we  claim, 
The  merits  of  thy  blood. 

5  Baptized  into  the  Holy  Ghost, 

We'd  prove  His  mighty  power; 
And  making  thee  our  only  boast, 
Obey  thee  hour  by  hour. 


500  BAPTISM. 

499  Tune—  Heber,  Betha.      C.  M. 

"Know  ye  not  that  so  many  of  us  as  were  bap- 
tized into  Jesus  Christ  were  baptized  into  His 
death." 

Rom.  vi.  3. 

T)  APTIZED  into  our  Saviour's  death, 
**     Our  souls  to  sin  must  die ; 
With  Christ  our  Lord  we  live  anew, 
With  Christ  ascend  on  high. 

2  There  by  His  Father's  side  He  sits, 

Enthroned  divinely  fair, 
Yet  owns  Himself  our  Brother  still, 
And  our  Forerunner  there. 

3  Rise  from  these  earthly  trifles,  rise 

On  wings  of  faith  and  love ; 
Above  our  choicest  treasure  lies — 
And  be  our  hearts  above. 

4  But  earth  and  sin  will  draw  us  down 

When  we  attempt  to  fly ; 
Lord,  send  thy  strong,  attractive  powers 
To  raise  our  souls  on  high. 

500  Time — Albion.  7S&6S. 
"As  many  of  you  as  have  been  baptized  into 

Christ  have  put  on  Christ." 

Gal.  iii.  27. 

A  ROUND  thy  grave,  Lord  Jesus, 
■**•     Thine  empty  grave,  we  stand, 
With  hearts  all  full  of  praises, 
To  keep  thy  blest  command ; 


BAPTISM.  50I 

By  faith,  our  souls  rejoicing 

To  trace  thy  path  of  love, 
Through  death's  dark  angry  billows, 

Up  to  the  throne  above. 

O  Lord !  thou  now  art  risen, 

Thy  travail  all  is  o'er; 
For  sin  thou  once  hast  suffered, 

Thou  liv'st  to  die  no  more. 
Sin,  death  and  hell  are  vanquished 

By  thee,  the  Church's  Head ; 
And  lo !  we  share  thy  triumph, 

Thou  first-born  from  the  dead. 

Into  thy  death  baptized, 

We  own  with  thee  we  died; 
With  thee  to  life  are  risen, 

And  in  thee  glorified. 
From  sin,  the  world  and  Satan 

We're  ransomed  by  thy  blood ; 
And  now  would  walk  as  strangers 

Alive,  with  thee,  to  God. 


502  lord's  supper. 


LORD'S  SUPPER. 


501  Tune — Callender.         C.  M. 

"Christ  also  hath  loved  us,  and  hath  given  him- 
self for  us  an  offering  and  a  sacrifice  to  God 
for  a  sweet-smelling  savour." 

Eph.  v.  2. 

TTOW  condescending  and  how  kind 
"     Was  God's  eternal  Son  ! 
Our  misery  reached  His  heavenly  mind, 
And  pity  brought  Him  down. 

2  When  justice  by  our  sins  provoked, 

Drew  forth  its  dreadful  sword, 
He  gave  His  soul  up  to  the  stroke, 
Without  a  murmuring  word. 

3  He  sunk  beneath  our  heavy  woes, 

To  raise  us  to  His  throne : 
There's  ne'er  a  gift  His  hand  bestows 
But  cost  His  heart  a  groan. 

4  This  was  compassion  like  a  God, 

That  though  the  Saviour  knew 
The  price  of  pardon  was  His  blood, 
His  pity  ne'er  withdrew. 


lord's  supper.  503 

5  Now,  though  He  reigns  exalted  high, 

His  love  is  still  as  great : 
Well  He  remembers  Calvary, 
Nor  lets  His  saints  forget. 

6  Here  let  our  hearts  begin  to  melt, 

While  we  His  death  record, 
And,  with  our  joy  for  pardoned  guilt, 
Mourn  that  we  pierced  the  Lord. 

502  Tune — Hamburg.  L.  M. 

"  And  the  disciples  did  as  Jesus  had  appointed 
them." 

Matt.   xxvi.  19. 

A  T  thy  command,  our  dearest  Lord, 
<£*■     Here  we  attend  thy  dying  feast ; 
Thy  love  has  spread  the  sacred  board, 
To  feed  the  faith  of  every  guest. 

2  Our  faith  adores  thy  bleeding  love, 

And  trusts  for  life  in  One  that  died; 
We  hope  for  heavenly  crowns  above, 
From  a  Redeemer  crucified. 

3  Let  the  vain  world  pronounce  it  shame, 

And  cast  contempt  upon  thy  cause ; 
We  glory  in  our  Saviour's  name, 

And  make  our  triumphs  in  His  cross. 

4  With  joy  we  tell  the  scoffing  age, 

He  that  was  dead  has  left  His  tomb ; 
He  lives  above  their  utmost  rage, 
And  we  are  waiting  till  He  come. 


504  LORD  S    SUPPER. 

503  Tune — Rockbridge.         L.  M. 

"  Jesus  took  bread,  and  blessed  it,  and  brake  it, 

and  gave  it  to  the  disciples,  and  said,  Take, 

eat;  this  is  my  body." 

Matt.  xxvi.  26. 

TTWAS  on  that  dark,  that  doleful 
1      night, 

When  powers  of  earth  and  hell  arose 
Against  the  Son  of  God's  delight, 

And  friends  betrayed  Him  to  his  foes. 

2  Before  the  mournful  scene  began, 

He  took  the  bread,  and  blessed,  and 
brake ; 
What  love  through  all  His  actions  ran ! 
What  wondrous  words  of  grace  He 
spake ! 

3  "  This  is  my  body  broke  for  sin  ; 

Receive  and  eat  the  living  food ;" 
Then  took   the   cup   and   bless'd   the 
wine ; 
"  Tis  the  new  covenant  in  my  blood." 

4  "  Do  this  (He  cried),  till  time  shall  end, 

In  memory  of  your  dying  Friend; 
Meet  at  my  table,  and  record 

The  love  of  your  departed  Lord." 

5  Jesus,  thy  feast  we  celebrate, 

We  show  thy   death,    we   sing   thy 
name, 
Till  thou  return,  and  we  shall  eat 
The  marriage  supper  of  the  Lamb. 


LORD  S    SUPPER.  505 

504  Tune— Zephyr.  L.  M. 
44  And  He  took  the  cup,  and  gave  thanks,  and 

gave  it  to  them,  saying,  Drink  ye  all  of  it." 

Mate,  xx vi.  27. 

THY  broken  body,  gracious  Lord, 
■*■      Is  shadowed  by  this  broken  bread; 
The  wine,  which  in  the  cup  is  poured, 
Points  to  the  blood  which  thou  hast 
shed. 

2  And  while  we  meet  together  thus, 

We  show  that  we  are  one  in  thee ; 
Thy  precious  blood  was  shed  for  us, 
Thy  death,  O  Lord,  hath  set  us  free. 

3  Brethren  in  thee,  in  union  sweet, 

For  ever  be  thy  grace  adored ! 
'Tis  in  thy  name  that  now  we  meet 
And  know  thee    with   us,    gracious 
Lord! 

4  We    have    one    hope,    that    thou    wilt 

come ; 
Thee  in  the  air  we  wait  to  see, 
When  thou  wilt  take  thy  people  home, 
And  we  shall  ever  reign  with  thee. 

505  Time — Remember  Me.     C.  M. 
"This  do  in  remembrance  of  me." 

Luke  xxii.  19. 

A  CCORDING  to  thy  parting  word, 
-**•     That  speaks  in  love  to  me; 
This  will  I  do,  my  dying  Lord ! 
I  will  remember  thee. 


506  lord's  supper. 

2  Thy  body  broken  for  my  sake, 

My  bread  from  heaven  shall  be ; 
Thy  testamental  cup  I  take, 
And  thus  remember  thee. 

3  Gethsemane  can  I  forget  ? 

Or  there  thy  conflict  see, 
Thine  agony  and  bloody  sweat, 
And  not  remember  thee  ? 

4  When  to  the  cross  I  turn  mine  eyes, 

And  rest  on  Calvary, 
O  Lamb  of  God !  my  sacrifice, 
I  must  remember  thee. 

5  Remember  thee,  and  all  thy  pains, 

And  all  thy  love  to  me — 
Yes,  while  a  breath,  a  pulse  remains, 
Will  I  remember  thee ! 

506  Tune— Solid  Rock.        L.  M. 

"Jesus  the  mediator  of  the  new  covenant,  and 
to  the  blood  of  sprinkling,  that  speaketh  better 
things  than  that  of  Abel." 

Heb.  xii.  24. 

T  ORD  Jesus,  in  thy  name  alone 

*•*     Thy  saints  shall  meet  before  thy 

throne ; 
And  only  thus  would  we  be  found 
Thy  table  ever  to  surround; 
We  nothing  plead  before  our  God, 
Except  thy  righteousness  and  blood. 


lord's  supper.  507 

2  O  precious  Saviour !  there's  indeed 
Enough  in  thee  to  meet  our  need ; 
Enough  in  thee  to  make  us  glad ; 

Oh  !  why  should  pardon'd  souls  be  sad ! 
Wide  open  is  the  door  to  God, 
We  enter  boldly  through  thy  blood. 

3  Our  present  joy  is  knowing  thee, 
Our  future  joy  thy  face  to  see; 
And  when  our  bliss  is  all  complete, 
And  we  shall  worship  at  thy  feet, 
Yet  still  our  song  before  our  God 
Shall  be  thy  righteousness  and  blood. 

507  Tu?ie — Toplady.  7s. 

"Upon  the  first  day  of  the  week,  when  the  dis- 
ciples came  together  to  break  bread." 

Acts  xx.  7. 

MEETING  in  the  Saviour's  name, 
™     "  Breaking  bread  "  by   His  com- 
mand, 
To  the  world  we  thus  proclaim 

On  what  ground  we  hope  to  stand, 
When  the  Lord  shall  come  with  clouds, 
Join'd  by  heav'ns  exulting  crowds. 

2  From  the  cross  our  hope  we  draw, 
'Tis  the  sinner's  bless'd  resource; 
Jesus  magnified  the  law, 

Jesus  bore  its  awful  curse ; 
This  the  joyful  truth  we  own, 
This  our  ground  of  hope  alone. 


508  lord's  supper. 

3  Jesus  died,  and  then  arose ; 

Yes,  He  rose,  He  lives,  He  reigns ; 
Jesus  vanquished  all  His  foes, 

Jesus  led  them  all  in  chains ; 
His  the  triumph  and  the  crown, 
His  the  glory  and  renown. 

508  Tune — Kentucky.         S.  M. 

"That  they  all  may  be  one,  as  thou,  Father,  art 

in  me,  and  I  in  thee,  that  they  also  may  be 

one  in  us." 

John  xvii.  21. 

TITITH  Jesus  in  our  midst 
"       We  gather  round  the  board; 
Though  many,  we  are  one  in  Christ, 
One  body  in  the  Lord. 

2  Our  sins  were  laid  on  Him 

When  bruised  on  Calvary; 
For  us  He  died  and  rose  again, 
A  pledge  of  victory. 

3  Faith  eats  the  bread  of  life, 

And  drinks  the  living  wine  ; 
Thus  we,  in  love  together  knit, 
On  Jesus'  breast  recline. 

4  Soon  shall  the  night  be  gone, 

And  we  with  Jesus  reign  ; 
The  marriage  supper  of  the  Lamb 
Shall  banish  every  pain. 


LORD  S    SUPPER.  509 

509  Tune — Greenville.       8s  &  7s. 
44  He  was  known  of  them  in  breaking  of  bread." 

Luke  xxiv.  35. 

VlfHILE  in  sweet  communion  feeding 
**  On  this  earthly  bread  and  wine, 
Saviour,  may  we  see  thee  bleeding 

On  the  cross  to  make  us  thine ! 
Let  our  eyes  be  ever  closing 

To  this  fleeting  world  below ; 
And  upon  thyself  reposing, 

Teach  us,  Lord,  thy  grace  to  know. 

2  Though  unseen,  be  ever  near  us, 

With  the  still  small  voice  of  love, 
Whisp'ring  wrords  of  peace  to  cheer  us, 

Ev'ry  doubt  and  fear  remove : 
Bring  before  us  all  the  story 

Of  thy  life  and  death  of  wroe ; 
And  with  hopes  of  endless  glory,' 

Wean  our  hearts  from  all  below. 

510  Tune — Louvan.  L.  M. 

41  The  Chnrch  of  God  which  He  hath  purchased 
with  His  own  blood." 

Acts  xx.  2S. 

AH  !  let  us  ne'er  forget  the  love 

^     Of  Him  who  bought  us  with  His 

blood ; 
And  now,  as  our  High  Priest  above, 
Stands  as  our  Advocate  with  God. 


510  lord's  supper. 

2  Oh !  let  us  ne'er  forget  that  here, 

Strangers  we  are  and  far  from  home  ; 
That,  waiting  till  our  Lord  appear, 
Our  hearts  should  cry,  "Come,  Sa- 
viour, come!" 

3  Oh !  let  us  ne'er  forget  we're  one 

With  every  saint  that  loves  His  name; 
United  to  Him  on  the  Throne — 
Our  life,  our   hope,  our  Lord  the 
same. 

4  Here,  in  the  broken  bread  and  wine, 

We  hear  Him  say,  "Remember  me! 
"  I  gave  my  life  to  ransom  thine, 
"  I  bore  thy  curse  to  set  thee  free." 

5  Lord,    we   are    thine — we   praise   thy 

love — 
One  with  thy  saints,  all  one  in  thee ; 
We  would,  until  we  meet  above, 
In  all  our  ways  remember  thee. 

5H  Tune — Duke  Street.      L.  M. 

"If  when  we  were  enemies,  we  were  reconciled 
to  God  by  the  death  of  His  Son ;  much  more, 
being  reconciled,  we  shall  be  saved  through 
His  life." 

Rom.  v.  io. 

AURS  is  a  rich  and  royal  feast, 
"     Provided  by  the  King  of  heaven ; 
How  privileged  are  they,  and  bless'd, 
To  whom  the  bread  of  life  is  given  ! 


LORDS    SUPPER.  51 1 

2  In  sacred  fellowship  we  meet, 

To  celebrate  our  Saviour's  death ; 

The  cup  we  drink,  the  bread  we  eat — 

His  people  feed  on  Him  by  faith. 

3  We  worship  Him  who  bore  the  cross : 

We  glory  in  His  death  alone ; 
The  world  itself  appears  but  loss, 
To   those   to   whom    His    name  is 
known. 

4  The  blood  he  shed  supplies  a  stream 

That  washes  all  our  guilt  away ; 
How  precious,  then,  the  Lord  should 
seem, 
Whose  death  we  celebrate  to-day  ! 

5  On  earth  His  dying  love  shall  be 

Our  spring  of  hope,  our  theme  of 

joy; 

And  when  in  heaven  our  Lord  we  see, 
His    praise    shall    all    our    powers 
employ. 

512  Time — Ortonville.        CM. 

44 Having  made  peace  through  the  blood  of 

His  cross." 

Col.  1.  ao. 

T  REST  in  Christ,  the  Son  of  God, 

*     Who  took  the  servant's  form; 
By  faith  I  flee  to  Jesus*  cross, 
My  covert  from  the  storm. 


512  lord's  supper. 

2  At  peace  with  God,  no  ills  I  dread, 

The  cup  of  blessing  mine ; 
The    Lamb    was   slain,    His    precious 
blood 
Is  new  and  living  wine. 

3  Jesus  put  all  my  sins  away, 

When  bruised  to  make  me  whole ; 
Who  shall  accuse,  or  who  condemn, 
My  blameless,  ransomed  soul  ? 

4  Nor  principalities,  nor  powers, 

Nor  death  shall  me  divide 
From  my  sure  rest — the  love  of  God — 
In  Jesus  crucified. 

513  Tu7ie—  Harvey's  Chant.     C.  M. 

44  The  cup  of  blessing  which  we  bless,  is  it  not 
the  commnnion  of  the  blood  of  Christ  1  The 
bread  which  we  break,  is  it  not  the  commu- 
nion of  the  body  of  Christ?" 

I  Cor.  x.  16. 

TN  fellowship  we  meet  around 
*     The  table  of  our  Lord; 
Let  joy  and  thankfulness  abound, 
For  faithful  is  His  word. 

2  The  people  whom  the  Lord  appoints, 
The  heirs  of  glory  here, 
He  saves,  and  by  His  grace  anoints, 
And  bids  them  nothing  fear. 


LORDS    SUPPER.  513 

3  The  food  they  eat  is  meat  indeed — 

The  richest  heaven  affords ; 
The  bread  of  God  is  living  bread, 
His  words  are  living  words. 

4  Then  let  our  thankful  songs  abound; 

Our  privilege  is  great ; 
Our  Father's  table  we  surround, 
And  eat  of  children's  meat. 

514  Tune—  Bealoth.  S.  M. 

"  Jesus  said  unto  them,  I  am  the  bread  of  life*" 

John  vi.  35. 

CWEET  feast  of  love  divine! 
^     'Tis  grace  that  makes  us  free, 
To  feed  upon  this  bread  and  wine, 
In  memory,  Lord,  of  thee. 

2  Here  every  welcome  guest 

Waits,  Lord,  from  thee  to  learn 
The  secrets  of  thy  Father's  breast, 
And  all  thy  grace  discern. 

3  Here  conscience  ends  its  strife, 

And  faith  delights  to  prove 
The  sweetness  of  the  bread  of  life, 
The  fulness  of  thy  love. 

4  That  blood  that  flow'd  for  sin, 

In  symbol  here  we  see, 
And  feel  the  blessed  pledge  within, 
That  we  are  loved  of  thee, 
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514  lord's  supper. 

5  Oh !  if  this  glimpse  of  love 

Is  so  divinely  sweet, 
What  will  it  be,  dear  Lord,  above 
Thy  gladd'ning  smile  to  meet ! 

6  To  see  thee  face  to  face, 

Thy  perfect  likeness  wear, 
And  all  thy  ways  of  wondrous  grace 
Through  endless  years  declare ! 

515  Tune—  Gerar.  S.  M. 

"Take,  eat ;  this  is  my  body,  which  is  broken 
for  you:  this  do  in  remembrance  of  Me." 

I  Cor.  xi.  24. 

TITE  bless  our  Saviour's  name, 
' *      Our  sins  are  all  forgiven; 
To  suffer  once  to  earth  He  came : 
He  now  is  crown' d  in  heaven. 

2  His  precious  blood  was  shed, 

His  body  bruised  for  sin ; 
Remembering  this,  we  break  the  bread, 
And,  thankful,  drink  the  wine. 

3  Lord,  let  us  ne'er  forget 

Thy  rich,  thy  precious  love ; 
Our  theme  of  joy  and  wonder  here, 
Our  endless  song  above. 

4  O  let  thy  love  constrain 

Our  souls  to  cleave  to  thee  \ 

And  ever  in  our  hearts  remain 

That  word,  Remember  Me. 


lord's  supper.  515 

516  Tune — Zlpp0R-  ios. 

"The  bread  of  God  is  He  which  cometh  down 
from  heaven,  and  giveth  life  unto  the  world." 

John  vi.  33. 

TJERE,  O  my  Lord,  I  see  thee  face 
"     to  face; 

Here   would   I    touch   and    handle 
things  unseen ; 
Here  grasp  with  firmer  hand  th'  eternal 
grace, 
And   all   my   weariness   upon    thee 
lean. 

2  Here  would  I  feed  upon  the  bread  of 

God; 
Here  drink  with  thee  the  royal  wine 
of  heaven; 
Here  would  I  lay  aside  each  earthly 
load, 
Here  taste  afresh  the  calm  of  sin 
forgiven. 

3  Mine  is  the  sin,  but  thine  the  righteous- 

ness; 
Mine   is    the    guilt,    but    thine   the 

cleansing  blood. 
This  is  my   robe,  my  refuge,  and  my 

peace — 
Thy  blood,  thy  righteousness,  O  Lord 

my  God. 


$16  lord's  supper. 

4  Feast  after  feast  thus  comes  and  passes 
by; 
Yet  passing,  points  to  the  great  feast 
above, 
Giving  sweet  foretastes  of  the  festal  joy, 
The  Lamb's  great  bridal  feast  of  bliss 
and  love. 

517  Tune — Hartel.  L.  M. 

"  I  am  the  living  bread  which  came  down  from 
heaven:  if  any  man  eat  of  this  bread,  he 
shall  live  forever." 

John  vi.  41, 

A  MIDST  us  our  Beloved  stands, 
"     And   bids   us   view    His   pierced 

hands ; 
Points  to  His  wounded  feet  and  side, 
Blest  emblems  of  the  Crucified. 

2  What  food  luxurious  loads  the  board, 
When  at  His  table  sits  the  Lord! 

The    wine  how    rich,   the  bread   how 

sweet, 
When  Jesus  deigns  the  guests  to  meet ! 

3  If  now,  with  eyes  defiled  and  dim, 
We  see  the  signs  but  see  not  Him, 
Oh,  may  His  love  the  scales  displace, 
And  bid  us  see  Him  face  to  face ! 


lord's  supper.  517 

4  Our  former  transports  we  recount, 
When  with  Him  in  the  holy  mount; 
These  cause  our  souls  to  thirst  anew, 
His  marr'd  but  lovely  face  to  view. 

5  Thou  glorious  bridegroom  of  our  hearts, 
Thy  present  smile  a  heaven  imparts : 
Oh,  lift  the  veil,  if  veil  there  be, 

Let  every  saint  thy  beauties  see. 

518  Time—  King.  S.  M. 

"Blotting  out  the  handwriting  of  ordinances 
that  was  against  us,  which  was  contrary  to 
us,  and  took  it  out  of  the  way,  nailing  it  to 
His  cross." 

Col.  ii.  14. 

TIE  gave  me  back  the  bond, 
**     It  was  a  heavy  debt ; 
And  as  he  gave,  he  smiled  and  said, 
"  Thou  wilt  not  me  forget." 

2  He  gave  me  back  the  bond, 

The  seal  was  torn  away ; 
And  as  he  gave,  he  smiled  and  said, 
"  Think  thou  of  me  alway." 

3  That  bond  I  still  will  keep, 

Although  it  canceled  be ; 
It  tells  me  what  I  owe  to  Him 
Who  paid  the  debt  for  me. 


Si8  lord's  supper. 

4  I  look  on  it  and  smile, 

I  look  again  and  weep; 
This  record  of  His  love  to  me 
Forever  will  I  keep. 

5  A  bond  it  is  no  more, 

But  it  shall  ever  tell, 
That  all  I  owed  was  fully  paid 
By  my  Emmanuel. 

519  Turn — Edmeston.         C.  M. 

"As  often  as  ye  eat  this  bread,  and  drink  this 
cup,  ye  do  shew  the  Lord's  death  till  He 
come." 

I  Cor.  xi.  26. 

TO  Calv'ry,  Lord,  in  spirit,  now 
■*      Our  weary  souls  repair, 
To  dwell  upon  thy  dying  love, 
And  taste  its  sweetness  there. 

2  Sweet  resting-place  of  every  heart 

That  feels  the  plague  of  sin, 
Yet  knows  the  deep,  mysterious  joy 
Of  peace  with  God  within. 

3  Dear,  suffering    Lamb!    thy    bleeding 

wounds, 
With  cords  of  love  divine, 
Have  drawn  our  willing  hearts  to  thee, 
And  linked  our  life  with  thine. 


LORDS    SUPPER.  519 

4  Thy  sympathies  and  hopes  are  ours: 

Dear  Lord !  we  wait  to  see 
Creation,  all  below,  above 
Redeemed  and  blest  by  thee. 

5  Our  longing  eyes  would  fain  behold 

That  bright  and  blessed  brow, 
Once  wrung  with  bitt'rest  anguish,  wear 
Its  crown  of  glory  now. 

6  Why   linger,   then  ?     Come,    Saviour, 

come, 
Responsive  to  our  call! 

Come,  claim   thine   ancient   power, 

and  reign 
The  heir  and  Lord  of  all. 


520  FUNERALS. 


FUNERALS 


520  Tune—  Naomi.  C.  M. 

"I  would  not  have  you  to  be  ignorant,  brethren, 
concerning  them  which  are  asleep,  that  ye 
sorrow  not,  even  as  others  which  have  no 
hope." 

I  Thess.  iv.  13. 

^TIS  sweet  to  think  of  those  at  rest, 
*■      Who  sleep  in  Christ  the  Lord ; 
Whose  spirits  now  with  Him  are  bless'd 
According  to  His  word. 

2  They  once  were  pilgrims  here  with  us, 

In  Jesus  now  they  sleep : 
And  we  for  them,  while  resting  thus 
As  hopeless  can  not  weep. 

3  How  bright  the  resurrection  morn 

On  all  the  saints  will  break ! 
The  Lord  himself  will  then  return, 
His  ransom'd  Church  to  take. 

4  Or  raised  or  changed   His  saints  will 

meet, 
All  grief  and  care  removed : 
What  joy  'twill  be  to  us  to  greet 
Each  saint  whom  here  we  loved. 


FUNERALS.  521 

5  Our  Lord  himself  we  then  shall  see, 

Whose  blood  for  us  was  shed ; 
With  Him  for  ever  we  shall  be, 
Made  like  our  glorious  Head. 

6  We  can  not  linger  o'er  the  tomb  : 

The  resurrection  day 
To  faith  shines  bright  beyond  its  gloom, 
Christ's  glory  to  display. 

521  Tune-* China.  C.  M. 

"Having   a   desire  to  depart,  and   to  be  with 
Christ;  which  is  far  better." 

Phil.  i.  23. 

T^THY  do  we  mourn  departing  friends, 
*  '       Or  shake  at  death's  alarms  ? 
'Tis  but  the  voice  that  Jesus  sends 
To  call  them  to  His  arms. 

2  Are  we  not  tending  upward,  too, 

As  fast  as  time  can  move  ? 
Nor  should  we  wish  our  hours  more 
slow 
To  keep  us  from  our  love. 

3  The  graves  of  all  the  saints  He  bless'd, 

And  softened  every  bed ; 
Where  should  the   dying  members  rest 
But  with  their  dying  Head  ? 

4  Thence  He  arose,  ascending  high, 

And  showed  our  feet  the  way ; 
Up  to  the  Lord  our  flesh  shall  fly 
At  the  great  rising  day. 


522  FUNERALS. 

522  Tune—  Rest.  L.  M. 

"If  we  "believe  that  Jesus  died  and  rose  again, 
even  so  them  also  which  sleep  in  Jesus  will 
God  bring  with  Him." 

I  Thess.  iv.  14. 

A  SLEEP  in  Jesus !  blessed  sleep ! 
-£*-     From  which  none  ever  wakes  to 

weep ! 
A  calm  and  undisturbed  repose, 
Unbroken  by  the  last  of  foes ! 

2  Asleep  in  Jesus !  oh !  how  sweet 
To  be  for  such  a  slumber  meet  : 
With  holy  confidence  to  sing 

That  death  hath  lost  its  venomed  sting! 

3  Asleep  in  Jesus !  peaceful  rest ! 
Whose  waking  is  supremely  bless'd : 
No  fear — no  woe,  shall  dim   that  hour 
That  manifests  the  Saviour's  power. 

4  Asleep  in  Jesus !  oh,  for  me 
May  such  a  blissful  refuge  be : 
Securely  shall  my  ashes  lie, 
Waiting  the  summons  from  on  high. 

523  Tunc— Shawmut.  S.  M. 
"There   remaineth,    therefore,    a    rest    to    the 

people  of  God." 

Heb.  iv.  9. 

D  EST  for  the  toiling  hand, 
"     Rest  for  the  anxious  brow, 
Rest  for  the  weary,  way-worn  feet, 
Rest  from  all  labor  now ; 


FUNERALS.  523 

2  Rest  for  the  fevered  brain, 

Rest  for  the  throbbing  eye ; 
Through  these   parched   lips   of  thine 
no  more 
Shall  pass  the  moan  or  sigh. 

3  Soon  shall  the  trump  of  God 

Give  out  the  welcome  sound 
That  shakes  thy  silent  chamber-walls 
And  breaks  the  turf-sealed  ground. 

4  Ye  dwellers  in  the  dust, 

Awake!  come  forth  and  sing; 
Sharp  has  your  frost  of  winter  been, 
But  bright  shall  be  your  spring. 

5  'Twas  sown  in  weakness  here ; 

'Twill  then  be  raised  in  power : 
That  which  was  sown   an  earthly  seed 
Shall  rise  a  heavenly  flower ! 

524  Tune—  Olmutz.  S.  M. 

u  I  have  fought  a  good  fight,  I  have  finished  my 
course.  I  have  kept  the  faith:  henceforth  there 
is  laid  up  for  me  a  crown  of  righteousness, 
which  the  Lord,  the  righteous  Judge,  shall 
give  me  at  that  day;  and  not  to  me  only,  but 
unto  all  them  also  that  love  His  appearing." 
2  Tim.  iv.  7,  8. 

CERVANT  of  God,  well  done! 
^     Rest  from  thy  loved  employ : 
The  battle  fought,  the  victory  won, 
Enter  the  Master's  joy. 


524  FUNERALS. 

2  The  voice  at  midnight  came ; 

He  started  up  to  hear : 
A  mortal  arrow  pierced  His  frame ; 
He  fell,  but  felt  no  fear. 

3  At  midnight  came  the  cry, 

"  To  meet  thy  God  prepare  !" 
He    woke,    and    caught  his    Captain's 
eye ; 
Then,  strong  in  faith  and  prayer, 

4  His  spirit  with  a  bound 

Left  its  encumbering  clay : 
His  tent,  at  sunrise,  on  the  ground 
A  darkened  ruin  lay. 

5  The  pains  of  death  are  past ; 

Labor  and  sorrow  cease ; 
And  life's  long  warfare  closed  at  last, 
His  soul  is  found  in  peace. 

525  Tune— Windham.  L.  M. 

44 0  death,  where  is  thy  sting"?  0  grave,  where 

is  thy  victory?" 

I  Cor.  xv.  55. 

TTNVEIL  thy  bosom,  faithful  tomb, 
**      Take    this    new    treasure    to    thy 

trust, 
And  give  these  sacred  relics  room 
To  slumber  in  the  silent  dust. 


FUNERALS.  525 

2  Nor  pain,  nor  grief,  nor  anxious  fear 

Invade  thy  bounds  :  no  mortal  woes 
Can  reach  the  peaceful  sleeper  here, 
While  angels  watch  his  soft  repose. 

3  So  Jesus  slept,  God's  dying  Son 

Passed  through  the  grave  and  blessed 

the  bed ; 
Rest   here,    blest   saint,    till  from  His 

throne 
The  morning  break  and  pierce  the 

shade. 

4  Break    from    His    throne,     illustrious 

morn, 
Attend,  O  earth,  His  soverign  word; 
Restore  thy  trust :  a  glorious  form 
Shall  then  arise  to  meet  the  Lord. 

526  Tune— Dundee.  C.  M. 

"We  which  live  are  always  delivered  unto 
death  for  Jesus'  sake,  that  the  life  also  of 
Jesus  might  be  made  manifest  in  our  mortal 
flesh." 

a  Cor.  iv.  11 . 

THRO'  sorrow's  night  and  danger's 
A      path, 

Amid  the  deepening  gloom, 
We,  followers  of  our  suffering  Lord, 

Are  marching  to  the  tomb. 


526  FUNERALS. 

2  There,  when  the  turmoil  is  no  more, 

And  all  our  powers  decay, 

Our  cold  remains  in  solitude 

May  sleep  the  years  away. 

3  Our  labors  done,  securely  laid 

In  this  our  last  retreat, 
Unheeded  o'er  our  silent  dust 
The  storms  of  earth  shall  beat. 

4  Yet  not  thus  buried  or  extinct, 

The  vital  spark  shall  lie; 
For  o'er  life's   wreck  that  spark  shall 
rise 
To  seek  its  kindred  sky. 

527  Tune — Lisbon.  S.  M. 
"Death  is  swallowed  up  in  victory." 

I  Cor.  xv.  54. 

TT  is  not  death  to  die, 
■*■     To  leave  this  weary  road, 
And,  'midst  the  brotherhood  on  high, 
To  be  at  home  with  God. 

2  It  is  not  death  to  close 

The  eye  long  dimm'd  by  tears, 
And  wake  in  glorious  repose 
To  spend  eternal  years. 

3  It  is  not  death  to  bear 

The  wrench  that  sets  us  free 
From  dungeon  chain,  to  breathe  the  air 
Of  boundless  liberty. 


FUNERALS.  527 

4  It  is  not  death  to  fling 

Aside  this  mortal  dust, 
And  rise,  on  strong  exulting  wing, 
To  live  among  the  just. 

5  Jesus,  thou  Prince  of  life ! 

Thy  chosen  can  not  die ; 
Like  thee,  they  conquer  in  the  strife, 
To  reign  with  thee  on  high. 

528  Tune — Caparia.      8s,  7s,  7s. 

•*  Blessed  are  the  dead  which  die  in  the  Lord 
from  henceforth:  yea,  saith  the  Spirit,  that 
they  may  rest  from  their  labors;  and  their 
works  do  follow  them." 

Rev.  xiv.  13. 

TT ARK !  a  voice — it  cries  from  heaven, 
"     "  Happy  in  the  Lord  who  die !" 
Happy  they  to  whom  'tis  given 
From  a  world  of  grief  to  fly ! 
They,  indeed,  are  truly  bless'd, 
From  their  labor  then  they  rest. 

2  All  their  toils  and  conflicts  over, 

Lo  !  they  dwell  with  Christ  above; 
Oh !  what  glories  they  discover 

In  the  Saviour  whom  they  love! 
Now  they  see  Him  face  to  face — 
Him  who  saved  them  by  His  grace. 


528  FUNERALS. 

3  Tis  enough — enough  for  ever, 
Tis  His  people's  bright  reward, 

They  are  bless'd,  indeed,  who  never 
Shall  be  absent  from  the  Lord : 

Oh !  that  we  may  die  like  those 

Who  in  Jesus  thus  repose ! 

529  Tune — Angel's  Song.       S.  M. 

"Now  is  our  salvation  nearer  than  when  we 
believed.'* 

Rom.  xiii.  11. 

ANE  sweetly  solemn  thought 
k      Comes  to  me  o'er  and  o'er, 
Nearer  my  parting  hour  am  I 
Than  e'er  I  was  before. 

2  Nearer  my  Father's  house, 

Where  many  mansions  be ; 
Nearer  the  throne  where  Jesus  reigns — 
Nearer  the  crystal  sea ; 

3  Nearer  my  going  home, 

Laying  my  burden  down, 
Leaving  my  cross  of  heavy  grief, 
Wearing  my  starry  crown; 

4  Nearer  that  hidden  stream, 

Winding  through  shades  of  night, 
Rolling  its  cold,  dark  waves  between 
Me  and  the  world  of  li*jrht. 


FUNERALS.  529 

5  Jesus !  to  thee  I  cling : 

Strengthen  my  arm  of  faith; 
Stay  near  me  while  my  way-worn  feet 
Press  through  the  stream  of  death. 

530  Thtte—  FiSKE.  7s  &  6s. 

M  Jesus  said  unto  her,  I  am  the  resurrection  and 
the  life :  he  that  beheveth  in  Me,  though  he 
were  dead,  yet  shall  he  live.,, 

John  xi.  25. 

THOU  hast  stood  here,  Lord  Jesus ! 
*      Beside  the  still  cold  grave; 
And  proved  thy  deep  compassion, 

And  mighty  power  to  save. 
Thy  tears  of  tender  pity, 

Thine  agonizing  groan, 
Teach  how  for  us  thou  feelest, 

Now  seated  on  the  throne. 

2  Thou  hast  lain  here,  Lord  Jesus  ! 

Thyself  the  victim  then; 
The  Lord  of  life  and  glory, 

Once  slain  for  guilty  men. 
From  sin  and  condemnation, 

When  none  but  thou  couldst  save ; 
Thy  love  than  death  was  stronger, 

And  deeper  than  the  grave. 

3  Thou  hast  been  here,  Lord  Jesus ! 

But  thou  art  here  no  more ; 
The  terror  and  the  darkness, 
The  night  of  death  are  o'er. 
34 


53°  FUNERALS. 

Great  Captain  of  Salvation ! 

Thy  triumphs  now  we  sing ; 
O  Grave,  where  is  thy  victory  ? 

0  Death,  where  is  thy  sting  ? 

4  We  wait  for  thine  appearing ; 

We  weep,  but  we  rejoice; 
In  all  our  depths  of  sorrow, 

We  still  can  hear  thy  voice — 
"  I  am  the  resurrection ; 

1  live,  who  once  was  slain ; 

Fear  not,  thy    friend  and  brother  (or 
sister), 
Shall  rise,  with  me  to  reign." 

531  Tune — Frederick.  iis. 

"I  would  not  live  alway." 

Job.  vii.  16. 

T  WOULD  not  live  alway :  I  ask  not 

*     to  stay 

Where   storm    after   storm   rises   dark 

o'er  the  way ; 
The  few  lurid  mornings  that  dawn  on 

us  here 
Are  enough  for  life's  woes,  full  enough 

for  its  cheer. 

2  I  would  not  live  alway,  thus  fettered 
by  sin ; 
Temptation    without    and    corruption 
within  : 


FUNERALS.  531 

E'en  the  rapture  of  pardon  is  mingled 

with  fears, 
And    the    cup    of    thanksgiving   with 

penitent  tears. 

3  I  would  not  live  alway ;  no — welcome 

the  tomb, 
Since  Jesus  hath  lain  there  I  dread  not 

its  gloom ; 
There,   sweet  be  my  rest,  till  He  bid 

me  arise, 
To  hail   Him  in  triumph   descending 

the  skies. 

4  Who,    who   would   live    alway,   away 

from  his  God ; 
Away   from  yon  heaven,  that  blissful 

abode, 
Where  the  rivers  of  pleasure  flow  o'er 

the  bright  plains, 
And  the  noontide  of  glory    eternally 

reigns : 

5  Where  the  saints  of  all  ages  in  harmony 

meet, 

Their  Saviour  and  brethren,  transported 
to  greet; 

While  the  anthems  of  rapture  un- 
ceasingly roll, 

And  the  smile  of  the  Lord  is  the  feast 
of  the  soul. 


532  FUNERALS. 

532  Time — Coleshill.  C.  M. 

"We  all  do  fade  as  a  leaf." 

Isa.  lxiv.  6. 

rpHEE  we  adore,  eternal  Name, 
•*•     And  humbly  own  to  thee, 
How  feeble  is  our  mortal  frame ; 
What  dying  worms  are  we ! 

2  The  year  rolls  round  and  steals  away 

The  breath  that  first  it  gave ; 

Whate'er  we  do,  where'er  we  be, 

We're  traveling  to  the  grave. 

3  Great  God,  on  what  a  slender  thread 

Hang  everlasting  things ! 
The  eternal  states  of  all  the  dead 
Upon  life's  feeble  strings. 

4  Infinite  joy  or  endless  woe 

Attends  on  every  breath  ; 
And  yet  how  unconcerned  we  go 
Upon  the  brink  of  death! 

5  Waken,  O  Lord,  our  drowsy  sense, 

To  walk  this  dangerous  road ; 

And  if  our  souls  are  hurried  hence, 

May  they  be  found  with  God. 


FUNERALS.  533 

533  Tunc—  Gorton.  S.  M. 

"Boast    not    thyself    of    to-morrow;    for    thou 
knowest  not  what  a  day  may  bring  forth." 

Prov.  xxvii.  1. 

rr-O-MORROW,  Lord,  is  thine, 
■*■      Lodged  in  thy  sovereign  hand, 
And  if  its  sun  arise  and  shine, 
It  shines  by  thy  command. 

2  The  present  moment  flies, 

And  bears  our  life  away ; 
O !  make  thy  servants  truly  wise, 
That  they  may  live  to-day. 

3  Since  on  this  winged  hour 

Eternity  is  hung, 
Waken  by  thy  almighty  power 
The  aged  and  the  young. 

4  One  thing  demands  our  care — 

O  !  be  it  still  pursued ! 
Lest,  slighted  once,  the  season  fair 
Should  never  be  renewed. 

5  To  Jesus  may  we  fly, 

Swift  as  the  morning  light, 
Lest  life's   young  golden  beam  should 
die 
In  sudden,  endless  night. 


534  FUNERALS. 

534  Tunc— Mear.  C.  M. 

44  For  what  is  your  life1?  It  is  even  a  vapor, 
that  appeareth  for  a  little  time,  and  then 
vanisheth  away." 

James  iv.  14. 

DENEATH  our  feet  and  o'er  our  head 
&     Is  equal  warning  given  : 
Beneath  us  lie  the  countless  dead, 
Above  us  is  the  heaven. 

2  Their  names  are  graven  on  the  stone, 

Their  bones  are  in  the  clay ; 
And  ere  another  day  is  gone, 
Ourselves  may  be  as  they. 

3  Death  rides  on  every  passing  breeze, 

And  lurks  in  every  flower; 
Each  season  has  its  own  disease, 
Its  peril  every  hour. 

4  Turn,  mortal,  turn,  thy  danger  know : 

Where'er  thy  foot  can  tread, 
The  earth  rings  hollow  from  below, 
And  warns  thee  of  her  dead. 

5  Turn,  Christian,  turn,  thy  soul  apply 

To  truths  divinely  given  : 
The  bodies  which  beneath  thee  lie 
Shall  live  for  hell  or  heaven. 


FUNERALS.  535 

535  Tunc — Aylesbury.  S.  M. 

44  Lord,  make  me  to  know  mine  end,  and  the 
measure  of  my  days,  what  it  is ;  that  I  may 
know  how  frail  I  am." 

Ps.  xxxix.  4. 

A  LAS!  the  brittle  clay, 
-^     That  built  our  body  first ! 
And,  every  month,  and  every  day, 
Tis  mouldering  back  to  dust. 

2  Our  moments  fly  apace, 

Nor  will  our  minutes  stay ; 
Just  like  a  flood,  our  hasty  days 
Are  sweeping  us  away. 

3  Well,  if  our  days  must  fly, 

We'll  keep  their  end  in  sight ; 
We'll  spend  them  all  in  wisdom's  way, 
And  let  them  speed  their  flight. 

4  They'll  waft  us  sooner  o'er 

This  life's  tempestuous  sea : 
Soon  we  shall  reach  the  peaceful  shore 
Of  bless'd  eternity. 


536  DEATH    OF    CHILDREN. 


DEATH  OF  CHILDREN. 


536  Tune — Comfort.        7s  &  6s. 

41  He  shall  gather  the  lambs  with  His  arm,  and 
carry  them  in  His  bosom." 

Isaiah  xl.  n. 

1)  EST,  for  the  little  sleeper ; 

Joy,  for  the  ransomed  soul ; 
Peace,  for  the  lonely  weeper — 
Dark  though  the  waters  roll. 

2  Weep  for  the  little  sleeper, 

Weep,  it  will  ease  the  heart; 
Though  the  dull  pain  be  deeper 
Than  with  the  world  to  part. 

3  Hath  the  dear  Saviour  found  him, 

Laid  him  upon  His  breast, 
Folded  His  arms  around  him, 
Hushed  him  to  endless  rest  ? 

5       Grieve  not  with  hopeless  sorrow ; 
Jesus  has  felt  your  pain. 
He  did  thy  lamb  but  borrow ; 
He'll  bring  him  back  again. 


•    DEATH    OF    CHILDREN.  537 

537  Tune — Siloam.  C.  M. 
"A  name  better  than  of  sons  and  daughters.'' 

Isaiah  lvi.  5. 

VE  mourning  saints,  whose  streaming 
•*■      tears 

Flow  o'er  your  children  dead, 
Say  not,  in  transports  of  despair, 

That  all  your  hopes  are  fled. 

2  While,  cleaving  to  that  darling  dust, 

In  deep  distress  ye  lie, 
Rise,  and  with  joy  and  reverence  view 
A  heavenly  Parent  nigh  ! 

3  "  Transient  and  vain  is  every  hope 

A  rising  race  can  give ; 
In  endless  honor  and  delight 
My  children  all  shall  live." 

4  We   welcome,  Lord,  those  rising  tears 

Through  which  thy  face  we  see ; 
And  bless  those  wounds  which  through 
our  hearts 
Prepare  a  way  for  thee. 

538  7h*t—Mr.  Vernon.    8S&7S. 

"The  Lord  gave,  and  the  Lord  hath  taken  away; 
blessed  be  the  name  of  the  Lord." 

Job  ii.  21 . 

TESUS,  while  out  hearts  are  bleeding 
•'      O'er  the  spoils  that  death  has  won, 
We  would,  at  this  solemn  meeting, 
Calmly  say — thy  will  be  done. 


53&  DEATH    OF    CHILDREN. 

2  Though  cast  down,  we're  not  forsaken; 

Though  afflicted,  not  alone : 
Thou  didst  give,  and  thou  hast  taken; 
Blessed  Lord,  thy  will  be  done. 

3  Though  to-day  we're  filled  with  mourn- 

ing, 
Mercy  still  is  on  the  throne, 
With  thy  smiles  of  love  returning, 
We  can  sing — thy  will  be  done. 

4  By  thy  hands  the  boon  was  given ; 

Thou  hast  taken  but  thine  own; 
Lord  of  earth,  and  God  of  heaven, 
Evermore — thy  will  be  done. 

539  Twie—  Phillips.  C.  M. 

"Now  he  is  dead,  wherefore  should  I  fast?  Can 
I  bring  him  back  again  ?  I  shall  go  to  him, 
but  he  shall  not  return  to  me." 

II  Sam.  xii.  23. 

LIFE  is  a  span,  a  fleeting  hour; 
How  soon  the  vapor  flies ! 
Man  is  a  tender,  transient  flower, 
That  ev'n  in  blooming  dies. 

2  The  once-loved   form,  now  cold  and 
dead, 
Each  mournful  thought  employs  ; 
And  Nature  weeps  her  comforts  fled, 
And  withered  all  her  joys. 


DEATH    OF    CHILDREN.  539 

3  Hope  looks  beyond  the  bounds  of  time, 

When  what  we  now  deplore 

Shall  rise  in  full  immortal  prime, 

And  bloom  to  fade  no  more. 

4  Then  cease,  fond  nature,  cease  thy  tears, 

Our  Saviour  points  on  high ; 
There  everlasting  spring  appears, 
And  joys  that  cannot  die. 

540         Tune — Olive's  Brow.       L.  M. 

"Is  it  well  with  the  child?    And  she  answered, 

it  is  well." 

II  Kings  iv.  26. 

CO  fades  the  lovely,  blooming  flow'r, 
^     Frail,  smiling  solace  of  an  hour; 
So  soon  our  transient  comforts  fly, 
And  pleasure  only  blooms  to  die. 

2  Is  there  no  kind,  no  healing  art 

To  soothe  the  anguish  of  the  heart  ? 
Spirit  of  grace,  thou  still  art  nigh: 
Thy  comforts  are  not  made  to  die. 

3  Let  gentle  patience  smile  on  pain, 
Till  dying  hope  revives  again ; 

Hope  wipes  the  tear  from  sorrow's  eye, 
And  faith  points  upward  to  the  sky. 


54-0  DEATH    OF    CHILDREN. 

541  Tune — Hermon.  C.  M. 

"Remember  now  thy  Creator  in  the  days  of  thy 
youth." 

Eccles.  xii.  i. 

Y\^HEN  blooming  youth  is  snatched 
' '       away 

By  death's  resistless  hand, 
Our  hearts  the  mournful  tribute  pay 
Which  pity  must  demand. 

2  While  pity  prompts  the  rising  sigh, 

O,  may  this  truth,  impressed 
With  awful  power,  "  I,  too,  may  die," 
Sink  deep  in  every  breast. 

3  The  voice  of  this  alarming  scene 

May  every  heart  obey ; 
Nor  be  the  heavenly  warning  vain 
Which  calls  to  watch  and  pray. 

4  O,  let  us  fly,  to  Jesus  fly, 

Whose  powerful  arm  can  save ; 
Then  shall  our  hopes  ascend  on  high, 
And  triumph  o'er  the  grave. 

542  Tunc — Si  loam.  C.  M. 
"Suhmit  yourselves  therefore  to  God." 

James  iv.  7. 

SUBMISSIVE  to  thy  will,  O  God, 
^     We  all  to  thee  resign ; 
Bowing  beneath  thy  chastening  rod, 
We  mourn,  but  ne'er  repine. 


DEATH    OF    CHILDREN.  541 

2  Why  should  our  foolish  hearts  complain, 

When  wisdom,  truth,  and  love 
Direct  the  stroke,  inflict  the  pain, 
And  point  to  joys  above. 

3  Then  give,  dear  Lord,  or  take  away, 

We  bless  thy  sacred  name  ; 
Our  Saviour,  yesterday,  to-day, 
Forever  is  the  same. 


542  RESURRECTION. 


RESURRECTION. 


543  Tune — Sullivan.  7  s. 

11 Christ  the  first  fruits;  afterward  they  that  are 
Christ's  at  His  coming." 

I  Cor.  xv.  23. 

TN  the  chambers  of  the  grave, 
*     Low  beneath  the  heavy  clod, 
Deep  below  the  ocean-wave, 

Where  man's  foot  hath  never  trod; 
Safe — though  long  forgotten — lie 
Seeds  of  immortality. 

2  They  must  live,  like  precious  grain 

Starting  into  life  and  bloom  ; 
They  must  rise,  for  He  must  reign — 

Jesus,  who  despoil'd  the  tomb; 
He — the  Resurrection — lives ; 
He  the  promised  harvest  gives. 

3  See  the  mighty  angel  stand : 

Hark  !  the  resurrection  blast : 
Lo !  the  sickle  in  his  hand 

Reaps  the  harvest  in  at  last; 
Heaven  is  fill'd  with  glorious  store 
Gather'd  to  its  golden  floor. 


RESURRECTION.  543 

4  Oh,  my  soul !  is  Jesus  thine — 

Thine  His  resurrection  power  ? 
'Tis  enough — thy  dust  resign, 

Till  thy  Lord's  triumphant  hour; 
Vile  and  worthless  as  it  is, 
It  shall  share  thy  spirit's  bliss. 

5  Or  should  that  expected  day 

Come  before  thou  reach  the  tomb, 
Thou  shalt  rise  and  soar  away, 

Changed  with  an  immortal  bloom; 
And  in  bridal  glory  shine, 
Thou  the  Lord's,  and  Jesus  thine  ! 

544  Tune — Arcadia.  C.  M. 

uIn  my  flesh  shall  I  see  God." 

Job  xix.  a6. 

"MY  faith  shall  triumph  o'er  the  grave, 
-"■*■     And  trample  on  the  tomb; 
I  know  that  my  Redeemer  lives, 
And  on  the  clouds  shall  come. 

2  I  know  that  He  shall  soon  appear 

In  power  and  glory  meet ; 
And  death,  the  last  of  all  His  foes, 
Lie  vanquished  at  His  feet. 

3  I,  in  my  flesh,  shall  see  my  God, 

When  He  on  earth  shall  stand ; 
I  shall  with  all  His  saints  ascend 
To  dwell  at  His  right  hand. 


544  RESURRECTION. 

4  Then  shall  He  wipe  all  tears  away, 
And  hush  the  rising  groan; 
And  pains  and  sighs    and  griefs   and 
fears 
Shall  ever  be  unknown. 

545  Time — Roth  well.         L.  M. 

"  As  for  me,  I  will  behold  thy  face  in  righteous- 
ness :  I  shall  be  satisfied,  when  I  awake  with 
thy  likeness. 

Ps.  xvii.  15. 

T\7  HAT  sinners  value,  I  resign ; 
"      Lord,  'tis  enough  that  thou  art 

mine; 
I  shall  behold  thy  blissful  face, 
And  stand  complete  in  righteousness. 

2  This  life's  a  dream,  an  empty  show; 
But  the  bright  world  to  which  I  go, 
Hath  joys  substantial  and  sincere ; 
When  shall  I  wake  and  find  me  there? 

3  O  glorious  hour  !  O  blest  abode ! 
I  shall  be  near  and  like  my  God  ; 
And  flesh  and  sin  no  more  control 
The  sacred  pleasures  of  the  soul. 

4  My  flesh  may  slumber  in  the  ground, 
Till  the  last  trumpet's  joyful  sound ; 
Then  burst  the  chains  with  sweet  sur- 
prise, 

And  in  my  Saviour's  image  rise. 


RESURRECTION.  545 

546  Tune— Prague.  L.  M. 

"The  trumpet  shall  sound,  and  the  dead  shall 
be  raised  incorruptible,  and  we  shall  be 
changed." 

I  Cor.  xv.  52. 

T^E  sing  His  love  who  once  was  slain, 
H      Who    soon   o'er    death    revived 

again, 
That  all  His  saints  through  Him  might 

have 
Eternal  conquests  o'er  the  grave. 
Soon  shall  the  trumpet  sound,  and  we 
Shall  rise  to  immortality. 

2  The  saints  who  now  in  Jesus  sleep 
His  own  almighty  power  shall  keep, 
Till  dawns  the  bright,  illustrious  day, 
When  death  itself  shall  die  away. 

Soon  shall,  &c. 

3  How  loud  shall  our  glad  voices  sing, 
When  Christ  His  risen  saints  shall  bring 
From  beds  of  dust,  and  silent  clay, 
To  realms  of  everlasting  day ! 

Soon  shall,  &c. 

4  When  Jesus  we  in  glory  meet 

Our  utmost  joys  shall  be  complete: 
When  landed  on  that  heavenly  shore, 
Death  and  the  curse  will  be  no  more! 
Soon  .shall.  &c 
35 


54-6  RESURRECTION. 

5  Hasten,  dear  Lord,  the  glorious  day, 
And  this  delightful  scene  display  : 
When  all  thy  saints  from  death  shall 

rise, 
Raptured  in  bliss  beyond  the  skies. 
Soon  shall,  &c. 

547  Tune — Rockingham.  L.  M. 
I  know  that  my  Redeemer  liveth,  and  that  He 
shall  stand  at  the  latter  day  upon  the  earth." 

Job  xix.  25. 

T  KNOW  that  my  Redeemer  lives : 
*     This  thought  transporting  pleasure 

gives; 
And  standing,  at  the  latter  day, 
On  earth,  His  glories  will  display. 

2  And  though  this  feeble  mortal  frame 
Sink  to  the  dust,  from  whence  it  came; 
Though  buried  in  the  silent  tomb, 
Worms  may   my  skin  and  flesh  con- 
sume : 

3  Yet,  on  that  happy  rising  morn, 
New  life  this  body  shall  adorn  : 
These  active  powers  refined  shall  be, 
And  God,  my  Saviour,  I  shall  see. 

4  Though  perishYl  all  my  cold  remains, 
Though   all   consumed   my   heart  and 

reins  ; 
Yet  for  myself,  my  wondering  eyes 
God  shall  behold,  with  glad  surprise. 


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RESURRECTION.  547 

548  Hint — Kingston.        H.  M. 

"  Whom  I  shall  see  for  myself,  and  mine  eyes 
shall  behold,  and  not  another ;  though  my 
reins  be  consumed  within  me." 

Job  xix.  27. 

[Y  life's  a  shade,  my  days 
Apace  to  death  decline : 
My  Lord  is  Life,  He'll  raise 
My  dust  again,  ev'n  mine. 
Sweet  truth  to  me ! 
I  shall  arise, 
And  with  these  eyes 
My  Saviour  see. 

The  peaceful  grave  may  keep 

My  bones  till  that  sweet  day, 
I  wake  from  my  long  sleep, 
And  leave  my  bed  of  clay. 
Sweet  truth  to  me ! 
I  shall  arise, 
And  with  these  eyes, 
My  Saviour  see. 

My  Saviour's  angels  shall 

Their  golden  trumpets  sound, 
At  whose  most  welcome  call 
My  grave  shall  be  unbound. 
Sweet  truth  to  me! 
I  shall  arise, 
And  with  these  eyes 
My  Saviour  see. 


54-8  HEAVEN. 


HEAVEN. 


549  Tune— Rhine.  C.  M. 

"I  John  saw  the  holy  city,  new  Jerusalem,  com- 
ing down  from  God  out  of  heaven  prepared  as 
a  bride  adorned  for  her  husband." 

Rev.  xxi.  2. 

A  MOTHER,  dear  Jerusalem, 
"     When  shall  I  come  to  thee  ? 
When  shall  my  sorrows  have  an  end  ? 
Thy  joys  when  shall  I  see  ? 

2  O  happy  harbor  of  God's  saints ! 

O  sweet  and  pleasant  soil ! 
In  thee  no  sorrows  can  be  found 
No  grief,  no  care,  no  toil. 

3  In  thee  no  sickness  is  at  all, 

Nor  hurt  nor  any  sore; 
There  is  no  death  nor  ugly  sight, 
But  life  for  evermore. 

4  No  dimming  cloud  o'ershadows  thee, 

No  cloud  nor  darksome  night : 
But  every  soul  shines  as  the  sun, 
For  God  Himself  gives  light. 


HEAVEN.  549 

5  Jerusalem  !  Jerusalem  ! 

Would  God  I  were  in  thee ! 

O  that  my  sorrows  had  an  end, 

Thy  joys  that  I  might  see. 

6  When  we've  been  there  ten  thousand 

years, 
Bright  shining  as  the  sun, 
We've  no  less  days  to  sing  God's  praise, 
Than  when  we  first  begun. 

550  Time—  Rhine.  C.  M. 

11 In  the  midst  of  the  street  of  it,  and  on  either 
side  of  the  river,  was  there  the  tree  of  life." 

Rev.  xxii.  2. 

A  MY  sweet  home,  Jerusalem! 
"     Thy  joys  when  shall  I  see  ? — 
The  King  that  sitteth  on  thy  throne 
In  His  felicity  ? 

2  Thy  gardens  and  thy  goodly  walks 

Continually  are  green, 
Where  grow  such  sweet  and  pleasant 
flowers 
As  nowhere  else  are  seen. 

3  Right  thro'  thy   streets   with  pleasing 

sound 
The  flood  of  life  doth  flow ; 
And  on  the  banks,  on  either  side, 
The  trees  of  life  do  grow. 


55°  HEAVEN. 

4  Those  trees  each  month  yield  ripened 

fruit ; 
Forevermore  they  spring, 
And  all  the  nations  of  the  earth 
To  thee  their  honors  bring. 

5  O  mother  dear,  Jerusalem  ! 

When  shall  I  come  to  thee  ? 
When  shall  my  sorrows  have  an  end  ? 
Thy  joys  when  shall  I  see  ? 

551  Tune— Brown.  C.  M. 

"There  shall  bo  no  more  curse;  but  the  throne 
of  God  and  of  the  Lamb  shall  be  in  it;  and 
His  servants  shall  serve  Him." 
Rev.  xxii.  3. 

JERUSALEM,  my  happy  home, 
**      Name  ever  dear  to  me ! 
When  shall  my  labors  have  an  end, 
In  joy  and  peace  and  thee  ? 

2  When  shall  these  eyes  thy  heaven-built 

walls 
And  pearly  gates  behold  ? 
Thy  bulwarks,  with  salvation  strong, 
And  streets  of  shining  gold  ? 

3  O !  when,  thou  city  of  my  God, 

Shall  I  thy  courts  ascend, 
Where  congregations  ne'er  break  up, 
And  Sabbaths  have  no  end  ? 


HEAVEN.  551 

4  There   happier    bowers    than    Eden's 

bloom, 
Nor  sin  nor  sorrow  know : 
Blest  seats,  through  rude  and  stormy- 
scenes, 
I  onward  press  to  you. 

5  Why  should  I  shrink  at  pain  and  woe, 

Or  feel  at  death  dismay  ? 
I've  Canaan's  goodly  land  in  view, 
And  realms  of  endless  day. 

6  Apostles,  martyrs,  prophets  there 

Around  my  Saviour  stand ; 
And  soon  my  friends  in  Christ  below 
Will  join  the  glorious  band. 

552  Tune — Yarmouth.       7s  &  6s. 

"Having  the  glory  of  God:  and  her  light  was 
like  unto  a  stone  most  precious,  even  like  a 
Jasper  stone,  clear  as  crystal." 

Rev.  xxi.  11. 

JERUSALEM,  the  glorious! 
*'      The  glory  of  the  elect ; 
O  dear  and  future  vision, 

That  eager  hearts  expect ! 
Ev'n  now  by  faith  I  see  thee, 

Ev'n  here  thy  walls  discern; 
To  thee  my  thoughts  are  kindled, 

And  strive,  and  pant,  and  yearn ! 


552  HEAVEN. 

2  The  Cross  is  all  thy  splendor, 

The  Crucified  thy  praise; 
His  laud  and  benediction 

Thy  ransomed  people  raise  ; 
Jerusalem !  exulting 
On  that  securest  shore, 
.    I  hope  thee,  wish  thee,  sing  thee, 
And  love  thee  evermore  ! 

3  O  sweet  and  blessed  country ! 

When  shall  I  see  thy  face  ? 
O  sweet  and  blessed  country ! 

When  shall  I  wear  thy  grace  ? 
Exult,  O  dust  and  ashes  ! 

The  Lord  shall  be  thy  part; 
His  only,  His  forever, 

Thou  shalt  be,  and  thou  art ! 

553  Tune—  Neah  S.  M.  D. 

"In  my  Father's  house  are  many  mansions:  if 
it  were  not  so,  I  would  have  told  you.  I  go 
to  prepare  a  place  for  you.'' 

John  xiv.  2. 

[  HAVE  a  home  above, 
*     From  sin  and  sorrow  free; 
A  mansion  which  eternal  love 
Designed  and  form'd  for  me. 

2  The  Father's  gracious  hand 
Has  built  this  blest  abode ; 
From  everlasting  it  was  plann'd, 
The  dwelling-place  of  God. 


HEAVEN.  553 

3  The  Saviour's  precious  blood 

Has  made  my  title  sure; 
He  pass'd  through  death's  dark  raging 
flood 
To  make  my  rest  secure. 

4  The  Comforter  is  come, 

The  earnest  has  been  given  ; 
He  leads  me  onward  to  the  home 
Reserved  for  me  in  heaven. 

5  Thy  love,  most  gracious  Lord, 

My  joy  and  strength  shall  be; 
Till  thou   shalt  speak  the   gladdening 
word 
That  bids  me  rise  to  thee. 

6  And  then,  through  endless  days, 

Where  all  thy  glories  shine, 
In  happier,  holier  strains  I'll  praise 
The  grace  that  made  me  thine. 

554         Tune — Angel's  Song.        S.  M. 
"If  I  go  and   prepare   a  place   for  you,  I  will 

come  again,   and   receive   you   unto   myself; 

that  where  I  am,  there  ye  may  be  also." 

John  xiv.  3. 

MY  Father's  house  on  high  ! 
-"■1     Home  of  my  soul !  how  near, 
At  times,  to  laith's  foreseeing  eye, 
Thy  golden  gates  appear ! 


554  HEAVEN. 

2  Ah !  then  my  spirit  faints 

To  reach  the  land  I  love, 
The  bright  inheritance  of  saints, 
Jerusalem  above. 

3  Yet  clouds  will  intervene, 

And  all  my  prospects  fly ; 
Like  Noah's  dove,  I  fit  between 
Rough  seas  and  stormy  sky. 

4  Anon  the  clouds  depart, 

The  winds  and  waters  cease ; 
While  sweetly  o'er  my  gladdened  heart 
Expands  the  bow  of  peace. 

5  I  hear  at  morn  and  even, 

At  noon  and  midnight  hour, 
The  choral  harmonies  of  heaven 
Earth's  Babel-tongues  o'erpower. 

6  Then,  then  I  feel  that  He — 

Remembered  or  forgot — 
The  Lord  is  never  far  from  me, 
Though  I  perceive  Him  not. 


HEAVEN.  SSS 

555  Tune — Heber,  Betha.     C.  M. 

"We  know  that  if  our   earthly   house  of  this 

tabernacle  were  dissolved,  we  have  a  building 

of  God,  a  house  not  made  with  hands,  eternal 

in  the  heavens." 

II  Cor.  v.  i. 

THERE  is  a  house  not  made  with 
*     hands, 

Eternal  and  on  high ; 
And  here  my  spirit,  waiting,  stands, 

Till  God  shall  bid  it  fly. 

2  Shortly  this  prison  of  my  clay 

May  be  dissolved  and  fall; 

Then,  O  my  soul,  with  joy  obey 

Thy  heavenly  Father's  call. 

3  'Tis  He,  by  His  almighty  grace, 

That  forms  thee  fit  for  heaven ; 
And,  as  an  earnest  of  the  place, 
Has  His  own  Spirit  given. 

4  We  walk  by  faith  of  joys  to  come — 

Faith  lives  upon  His  word ; 
But  while  the  body  is  our  home 
We're  absent  from  the  Lord. 

5  Tis  pleasant  to  believe  thy  grace, 

But  we  had  rather  see; 
We  would  be  absent  from  the  flesh, 
And  present,  Lord,  with  thee. 


5$6  HEAVEN. 

556     Time — Rest  for  the  Weary. 

7s.  &  8s. 
"There  shall  be  no  more  death,  neither  sorrow, 

nor  crying;  neither  shall  there  be  anymore 

pain." 

Rev.  xxi.  4. 

TN  the  Christian's  home  in  glory 
*     There  remains  a  land  of  rest, 
Where  the  Saviour's  gone  before  me, 
To  fulfil  my  soul's  request. 

CHORUS. 

On  the  other  side  of  Jordan, 
In  the  sweet  fields  of  Eden, 
Where  the  tree  of  life  is  blooming, 

There  is  rest  for  you ; 
There  is  rest  for  the  weary, 
There  is  rest  for  the  weary, 
There  is  rest  for  the  weary, 

There  is  rest  for  you. 

2  He  is  fitting  up  my  mansion, 

Which  eternally  shall  stand  ; 
For  my  stay  will  not  be  transient 
In  that  holy,  happy  land. 

3  Pain  nor  sickness  ne'er  can  enter ; 

Grief  nor  woe  my  lot  shall  share ; 
But  in  that  celestial  centre 
I  a  crown  of  life  shall  wear. 


HEAVEN.  557 

4  Death  itself  has  now  been  vanquished, 

And  its  sting  has  been  withdrawn ; 
Shout  with  gladness,  O  ye  ransom'd ! 
Hail  with  joy  the  happy  morn. 

5  Sing,  O  sing,  ye  heirs  of  glory, 

Shout  your  triumphs  as  you  go ! 
Heaven's  gates  will  open  to  you, 
You  shall  find  an  entrance  through. 

557  Time—  Chimes.  C.  M. 

14  And  the  city  had  no  need  of  the  sun,  neither 
of  the  moon,  to  shine  in  it:  for  the  glory  of 
God  did  lighten  it,  and  the  Lamh  is  the  light 
thereof." 

Rev.  xxi.  23. 

HPHERE   is   a   fold  where  none  can 
*      stray, 

And  pastures  ever  green ; 
Where  sultry  sun,  or  stormy  day, 

Or  night  are  never  seen. 

2  There  is  a  Shepherd  living  there, 

The  first-born  from  the  dead, 
AVho  tends,  with  sweet,  unwearied  care, 
The  flock  for  which  He  bled. 

3  There  congregate  the  sons  of  light, 

Fair  as  the  morning  sky  ; 
And  taste  of  infinite  delight. 
Beneath  their  Saviour's  eye. 


SSS  HEAVEN. 

4  Their  joy  bursts  forth  in  strains  of  love, 

In  one  harmonious  song; 
And  through  the  heavenly  courts  above 
The  echoes  roll  along. 

5  O  may  our  faith  take  up  that  sound, 

Though  toiling  here  below  ! 
'Midst  trials  may  our  joys  abound, 
And  songs  amidst  our  woe ! 

6  Until  we  reach  that  happy  shore, 

And  join  to  swell  their  strain ; 
And  from  our  God  go  out  no  more, 
And  never  weep  again. 

558  Tune — Zong.  7s  &  6s. 

"  There  shall  be  no  night  there,  and  they  need 
no  candle,  neither  light  of  the  sun;  for  the 
Lord  God  giveth  them  light :  and  they  shall 
reign  forever  and  ever." 

Rev.  xxii.  5. 

AH!  for  the  robes  of  whiteness; 
^     Oh  !  for  the  tearless  eyes ; 
Oh !  for  the  glorious  brightness 
Of  the  unclouded  skies. 

2  Oh  !  for  the  "  no  more  weeping  " 
Within  the  land  of  love — 
The  endless  joy  of  keeping 
The  bridal  feast  above. 


HEAVEN.  559 

3  Oh !  for  the  bliss  of  rising, 

My  risen  Lord  to  meet; 
Oh  !  for  the  rest  of  lying 
For  ever  at  His  feet. 

4  Oh !  for  the  hour  of  seeing 

My  Saviour  face  to  face — 
The  hope  of  ever  being 

In  that  sweet  meeting-place. 

5  Jesus !  thou  King  of  glory, 

I  soon  shall  dwell  with  thee ! 
I  soon  shall  sing  the  story 
Of  thy  great  love  to  me ! 

6  Meanwhile  my  soul  would  enter, 

E'en  now  before  thy  throne, 
That  all  my  love  might  centre 
On  thee,  and  thee  alone  ! 

559  Tune — Coronation.         C.  M. 

"When  the  chief  Shepherd  shall  appear,  ye 
shall  receive  a  crown  of  glory  that  fadethnot 
away." 

I  Pet.  V.4. 

'THESE  are  the  crowns  that  we  shall 
*      wear, 

When  all  thy  saints  are  crowned; 
These  are  the  palms  that  we  shall  bear 
On  yonder  holy  ground. 


560  HEAVEN. 

2  These  are  the  robes,  unsoiled  and  white, 

Which  we  shall  then  put  on, 
When,  foremost  'mong  the  sons  of  light, 
We  sit  on  yonder  throne. 

3  That  is  the  city  of  the  saints, 

Where  we  so  soon  shall  stand, 
When  we  shall  strike  these  desert-tents, 
And  quit  this  desert-land. 

4  Then  welcome  toil  and  care  and  pain ! 

And  welcome  sorrow,  too ! 

All  toil  is  rest,  all  grief  is  gain, 

With  such  a  prize  in  view. 

5  Come,  crown  and  throne;  come,  robe 

and  palm ; 
Burst  forth,  glad  stream  of  peace ! 
Come,  holy  city  of  the  Lamb ! 
Rise,  Sun  of  righteousness ! 

560  Tune— Athens.  C.  M. 

44  We  give  thanks  to  God  and  the  Father  of  onr 
Lord  Jesus  Christ — for  the  hope  which  is  laid 
up  for  you  in  heaven." 

Col.  i.  3-5. 

LWR  from  these  narrow  scenes  of  night 
*      Unbounded  glories  rise, 
And  realms  of  infinite  delight, 
Unseen  by  mortal  eyes. 


HEAVEN.  561 

2  There  pain  and  sickness  never  come, 

And  griefs  no  more  complain, 
And  all  who  reach  that  peaceful  home 
With  Jesus  ever  reign. 

3  No  cloud  those  happy  regions  know, 

Forever  bright  and  fair, 
For  sin,  the  source  of  mortal  woe, 
Can  never  enter  there. 

4  There  no  alternate  night  is  known, 

Nor  sun's  imperfect  ray, 
But  glory,  from  the  sacred  throne, 
Spreads  everlasting  day. 

5  Fair,  distant  land,  could  now  our  eyes 

But  half  its  charms  explore, 
How  would  our  spirits  long  to  rise, 
And  dwell  on  earth  no  more ! 

6  Oh !  may  the  heavenly  vision  fire 

Our  hearts  with  ardent  love, 
Till  wings  of  faith  and  strong  desire 
Bear  every  thought  above. 

5(51  Tune— Philips.  CM. 

11  In  thy  presence  is  fulness  of  joy;  at  thy  right 
hand  there  are  pleasures  forevermore." 

Ps.  xvi.  1 1. 

TTEAVEN  is  the  land  where  troubles 
**     cease, 

Where  toils  and  tears  are  o'er; 
The  sunny  clime  of  rest  and  peace, 

Where  cares  distract  no  more. 

36 


562  HEAVEN. 

2  Heaven  is  the  home  where  spirits  dwell, 

Who  wandered  here  awhile, 
And,  "  seeing  things  invisible," 
Departed  with  a  smile. 

3  Heaven  is  the  place  where  Jesus  lives 

To  plead  His  dying  blood, 
While  to  His  prayers  the  Father  gives 
An  unknown  multitude. 

4  Heaven  is  the  dwelling  place  of  joy, 

The  home  of  light  and  love, 
Where  faith  and  hope  in  rapture  die; 
There's  perfect  bliss  above. 

562       Tune—  Heber,  Betha.       C.  M. 

"Knowing  in  yourselves  that  ye  have  in  heaven 

a  better  and  an  enduring  substance.'* 

Heb.  x.  34. 

THERE  is  an  hour  of  peaceful  rest, 
*      To  mourning  wanderers  given ; 
There  is  a  hope  for  souls  distressed, 
A  balm  for  every  wounded  breast ; 
Tis  found  above — in  heaven. 

2  There  is  a  home  for  weary  souls, 
By  sin  and  sorrow  driven — 
When    tossed    on    life's    tempestuous 

shoals, 
Where  storms  arise,  and  ocean  rolls, 
And  all  is  drear — but  heaven. 


HEAVEN.  563 

3  There  faith  lifts  up  her  cheerful  eye 

To  brighter  prospects  given ; 
And  views  the  tempest  passing  by, 
The  evening  shadows  quickly  fly, 

And  all  serene — in  heaven. 

4  There  fragrant  flowers  immortal  bloom, 

And  joys  supreme  are  given; 
There  rays  divine  disperse  the  gloom ; 
Beyond  the  confines  of  the  tomb 

Appears  the  dawn  of  heaven  ! 

563  7im*-~. Belvillk.  L.  M. 

"Now  they  desire  a  better  country,  that  is,  a 
heavenly;  wherefore  God  is  not  ashamed  to 
be  called  their  God :  for  He  hath  prepared  for 
them  a  city." 

Heb.xi.  16. 

TTAIL,  blessed  scene  of  endless  joy ! 
"  Where  Jesus  shall  for  ever  reign ; 
Where  nothing  hurtful  shall  annoy, 
But  gladness  fill  the  happy  plain. 
Free  from  all  sin,  and  free  from  fear, 
None  shall  e'er  sigh  or  shed  a  tear. 
2  Ten   thousand   thousands    then    shall 
raise 
Their  joyful    notes    and    sing   this 
strain, 
Awake  the  song  of  grateful  praise, 

Unto  the  Lamb  who  once  was  slain ; 
Hosannas,  loud  hosannas,  sing, 
Hosannas  to  th'  Eternal  King ! 


564  HEAVEN. 

3  Forever  they,  with  Jesus  bless'd, 

Shall  fear  no  death,  and  feel  no  pain; 
But  they  shall  be  in  endless  rest, 

Where  fear  shall  ne'er  disturb  again. 
There  Christ  shall  reign,  and  they  shall 

share 
With  Him  his  fullest  glory  there. 

564  Tune—  Henry.  C.  M. 

"We,  according  to  His  promise,  look  for  new 
heavens,  and  a  new  earth,  wherein  dwelleth 
righteousness." 

2  Pet.  iii.  13. 

T  O  !  what  a  glorious  sight  appears 
■^     To  our  believing  eyes  ! 
The  earth  and  seas  are  passed  away, 
And  the  old  rolling  skies. 

2  From   the   third   heaven    where    God 

resides, 
That  holy,  happy  place, 
The  new  Jerusalem  comes  down, 
Adorned  with  shining  grace. 

3  Attending  angels  shout  for  joy, 

And  the  bright  armies  sing; 
"  Mortals,  behold  the  sacred  seat 
Of  your  descending  King. 

4  "  The  God  of  glory  down  to  men 

Removes  His  blessed  abode  ; 
Men,  the  dear  objects  of  His  grace, 
And  He  the  loving  God. 


HEAVEN.  565 

5  "  His  own  soft  hand  shall  wipe  the  tears 

From  every  weeping  eye ; 
And  pains,  and  groans,  and  griefs,  and 
fears, 
And  death  itself  shall  die." 

6  How  long,  dear  Saviour,  O  !  how  long 

Shall  this  bright  hour  delay  ? 
Fly  swifter  round,  ye  wheels  of  time, 
And  bring  the  welcome  day. 

565  Tune— Athens.  C.  M. 

44  And  the  gates  of  it  shall  not  be  shut  at  all  by 
day :  for  there  shall  be  no  night  there." 

Rev.  xxi.  25. 

AN  Jordan's  stormy  banks  I  stand, 
"     And  cast  a  wishful  eye 
To  Canaan's  fair  and  happy  land, 
Where  my  possessions  lie. 

2  Oh !  the  transporting,  rapturous  scene, 

That  rises  to  my  sight ! 
Sweet  fields  arrayed  in  living  green, 
And  rivers  of  delight ! 

3  O'er  all  those  wide  extended  plains 

Shines  one  eternal  day; 
There  God,  the  Son,  forever  reigns, 
And  scatters  night  away. 


566  HEAVEN. 

4  No  chilling  winds,  no  poisonous  breath, 

Can  reach  that  healthful  shore; 
Sickness  and  sorrow,  pain  and  death 
Are  felt  and  feared  no  more. 

5  When  shall  I  reach  that  happy  place, 

And  be  forever  blest  ? 
When  shall  I  see  my  Father's  face, 
And  in  His  bosom  rest  ? 

6  Filled  with  delight,  my  raptured  soul 

Can  here  no  longer  stay ; 
Though  Jordan's  waves  around  me  roll, 
Fearless  I'd  launch  away. 

566  Time— Varina.  C.  M. 

"  Blessed  are  they  that  do  His  commandments 
[or  wash  their  robes],  that  they  may  have 
right  to  the  tree  of  life,  and  may  enter  in 
through  the  gates  into  the  city." 

Rev.  xxii.  14. 

THERE  is  a  land  of  pure  delight, 
*      Where  saints  immortal  reign; 
Infinite  day  excludes  the  night, 
And  pleasures  banish  pain. 

2  There  everlasting  spring  abides, 
And  never-withering  flowers; 

Death,  like  a  narrow  sea,  divides 
This  heavenly  land  from  ours. 


HEAVEN.  567 

3  Sweet  fields,  beyond  the  swelling  flood, 

Stand  dressed  in  living  green ; 

So  to  the  Jews  old  Canaan  stood, 

While  Jordan  rolled  between. 

4  But  timorous  mortals  start  and  shrink, 

To  cross  this  narrow  sea; 
And  linger,  shivering  on  the  brink, 
And  fear  to  launch  away. 

5  O  !  could  we  make  our  doubts  remove, 

Those  gloomy  doubts  that  rise, 
And  see  the  Canaan  that  we  love 
With  unbeclouded  eyes  ; 

6  Could  we  but  climb  where  Moses  stood, 

And  view  the  landscape  o'er, 
Not  Jordan's  stream,  nor  death's  cold 
flood, 
Should  fright  us  from  the  shore. 

567       Tune—Vu  Going  Home.    L.  M. 

"God  shall  wipe  away  all  tears  from  their 
eyes." 

Rev.  xxi.  4. 

A  S  when  the  weary  traveler  gains 
**     The    height   of  some    o'erlooking 

hill, 
His  heart  revives,  if  o'er  the  plains 
He  sees   his  home,  though  distant 

still ; 


568  HEAVEN. 

2  So  when  the  Christian  pilgrim  views, 

By  faith,  his  mansion  in  the  skies, 
The  sight  his  fainting  heart  renews, 
And  wings  his  speed  to  reach  the 
prize. 

3  "  Tis  there,"  he  says,  "  I  am  to  dwell, 

With  Jesus  in  the  realms  of  day ; 
Then  shall  I  bid  my  cares  farewell, 
And  he  will  wipe  my  tears  away." 

568  Time—  Devizes.  C.  M. 

"  Wherefore,  seeing  we  also  are  compassed 
about  with  so  great  a  cloud  of  witnesses,  let 
us  lay  aside  every  weight,  and  the  sin  which 
doth  so  easily  beset  us." 

Heb.  xii.  1 . 

H I VE  me  the  wings  of  faith,  to  rise 
™     Within  the  vail,  and  see 
The  saints  above — how  great  their  joys, 
How  bright  their  glories  be ! 

2  Once  they  were  mourning  here  below, 
And  wet  their  couch  with  tears; 
They  wrestled  hard,  as  we  do  now, 
With  sins  and  doubts  and  fears. 

5  I  ask  them  whence  their  victory  came; 
They,  with  united  breath, 
Ascribe  their  conquest  to  the  Lamb, 
Their  triumph  to  His  death. 


HEAVEN.  569 

4  They  marked  the  footsteps  that  he  trod; 

His  zeal  inspired  their  breast ; 
And,  following  their  incarnate  God, 
Possess  the  promised  rest. 

5  Our  glorious  Leader  claims  our  praise 

For  His  own  pattern  given, 
While  the  long  cloud  of  witnesses 
Show  the  same  path  to  heaven. 

569     Tune — Cross  and  Crown.    C.  M. 

"God  hath  revealed  them  to  us  by  His  Spirit ; 
for  the  Spirit  searcheth  all  things,  yea,  the 
deep  things  of  God." 

I  Cor.  ii.  10. 

^"OR    eye   hath    seen,  nor   ear   hath 
^      heard, 

Nor  sense,  nor  reason  known, 
What  joys  the  Father  has  prepared 

For  those  who  love  the  Son. 

2  But  the  good  Spirit  of  the  Lord 

Reveals  a  heaven  to  come; 

The  beams  of  glory  in  His  word 

Allure  and  guide  us  home. 

3  Pure  are  the  joys  above  the  sky, 

And  all  the  region  peace ; 

No  wanton  lip  nor  envious  eye 

Can  see  or  taste  the  bliss. 


57°  HEAVEN. 

4  Those  holy  gates  forever  bar 
Pollution,  sin,  and  shame ; 
None  shall  obtain  admittance  there 
But  followers  of  the  Lamb. 


5  He  keeps  the  Father's  book  of  life ; 
There  all  their  names  are  found ; 
The  hypocrite  in  vain  shall  strive 
To  tread  the  heavenly  ground. 

570  Tune—  De  Fleury.  8s. 

"And  cast  their  crowns  before  the  throne." 

Rev.  iv.  io. 

VE  angels  who  stand  round  the  throne, 
*      And  view  my  Immanuel's  face, 
In  rapturous  songs  make  Him  known; 

Tune,  tune  your  soft  harps  to   His 
praise. 
He  formed  you  the  spirits  you  are, 

So  happy,  so  noble,  so  good; 
While  others  sunk  down  in  despair, 

Confirmed  by  His  power,  ye  stood. 

2  Ye  saints  who  stand  nearer  than  they, 
And  cast  your  bright  crowns  at  His 
feet, 
His  grace  and  His  glory  display, 
And  all  His  rich  mercy  repeat : 


HEAVEN.  571 

He  snatched  you  from  hell  and  the 
grave, 

He  ransomed  from  death  and  despair; 
For  you  He  was  mighty  to  save, 

Almighty  to  bring  you  safe  there. 

0  !  when  will  the  period  appear, 
When  I  shall  unite  in  your  song  ? 

I'm  weary  of  lingering  here, 
And  I  to  your  Saviour  belong. 

I'm  fettered  and  chained  up  in  clay ; 
I  struggle  and  pant  to  be  free ; 

1  long  to  be  soaring  away, 

My  God  and  my  Saviour  to  see. 

I  want  to  put  on  my  attire, 

Washed  white  in  the  blood  of  the 
Lamb, 
I  want  to  be  one  of  your  choir, 

And   tune  my  sweet   harp    to    His 
name. 
I  want — O  !  I  want  to  be  there, 

Where  sorrow  and  sin  bid  adieu, 
Your  joy  and  your  friendship  to  share, 

To  wonder  and  worship  with  you. 


572  HEAVEN. 

571  Tune — Horton.  7  s. 

"A  great  multitude — stood   before   the   tnrone, 
and  before   the   Lamb,    clothed    with    white 
robes,  and  palms  in  their  hands." 
Rev.  vii.  9. 

DALMS  of  glory,  raiment  bright, 
*      Crowns  that  never  fade  away, 
Gird  and  deck  the  saints  in  light ; 
Priests,  and  kings,   and  conquerors, 
they. 

2  Yet  the  conquerors  bring  their  palms 

To  the  Lamb  amid  the  throne ; 
And  proclaim,  in  joyful  psalms, 
Victory  through  His  cross  alone. 

3  Kings  for  harps  their  crowns  resign, 

Crying,  as  they  strike  the  chords — 
"  Take  the  kingdom  ;  it  is  thine, 
King  of  kings  and  Lord  of  lords." 

4  Round  the  altar  priests  confess, 

If  their  robes  are  white  as  snow, 
'Twas  the  Saviour's  righteousness, 
And  His  blood  that  made  them  so. 


HEAVEN.  573 

572  Tune — White  Robes.  7s. 

"These  are  they  which  came  out  of  great  tribu- 
lation, and  have  washed  their  robes,  and  made 
them  white  in  the  blood  of  the  Lamb." 

Rev.  vii.  14. 

\\f  HO  are  these  in  bright  array, 
" "       This  exulting,  happy  throng, 
Round  the  altar  night  and  day, 
Singing  one  triumphant  song  ? 

CHORUS. 

They  have  clean  robes,  white  robes, 
White  robes  are  waiting  for  me ! 
Yes,  clean  robes,  white  robes, 
Washed  in  the  blood  of  the  Lamb. 

2  These  through  fiery  trials  trod, 

These  from  great  affliction  came, 
Now  before  the  throne  of  God, 
Sealed  with  His  almighty  name. 

3  Clad  in  raiment  pure  and  white, 

Victor  palms  in  every  hand, 
Through  their  great  Redeemer's  might, 
More  than  conquerors  they  stand. 

4  Joy  and  gladness  banish  sighs; 

Perfect  love  dispels  all  fears ; 
And  forever  from  their  eyes 

God  shall  wipe  away  their  tears. 


574 


THE    CHURCH. 


THE  CHURCH. 


573 

"if  i 


Tune — Bealoth. 


S.M. 


do  not  remember  thee,   let  my  tongue 
cleave  to  the  roof  of  my  mouth." 

Ps.  cxxxvii.  6. 

T  LOVE  thy  kingdom,  Lord, 
*•     The  house  of  thine  abode ; 
The  church  our  blest  Redeemer  saved 
With  His  own  precious  blood. 

2  I  love  thy  church,  O  God  ! 

Her  walls  before  thee  stand, 
Dear  as  the  apple  of  thine  eye, 
And  graven  on  thy  hand. 

3  If  e'er  to  bless  thy  sons 

My  voice  or  hands  deny, 
These  hands  let  useful  skill  forsake, 
This  voice  in  silence  die. 

4  If  e'er  my  heart  forget 

Her  welfare,  or  her  woe, 
Let  every  joy  this  heart  forsake, 
And  every  grief  o'eiilow. 


THE    CHURCH.  575 

5  For  her  my  tears  shall  fall ; 

For  her  my  prayers  ascend; 
To  her  my  cares  and  toils  be  given, 
Till  toils  and  cares  shall  end. 

6  Beyond  my  highest  joy 

I  prize  her  heavenly  ways ; 
Her  sweet  communion,  solemn  vows, 
Her  hymns  of  love  and  praise. 

574  Tune — Boylston.  S.  M. 

"Beloved,  think  it  not  strange  concerning  the 
fiery  trial  which  is  to  try  you,  as  though  some 
strange  thing  happened  unto  you." 

I  Pet.  iv.  13. 

"PAR  down  the  ages  now, 
*       Much  of  her  journey  done, 
The  pilgrim  church  pursues  her  way, 
Until  her  crown  be  won. 

2  The  story  of  the  past 

Comes  up  before  her  view ; 
How  well  it  seems  to  suit  her  still — 
Old,  and  yet  ever  new ! 

3  It  is  the  oft-told  tale 

Of  sin  and  weariness, 
Of  grace  and  love  yet  flowing  down 
To  pardon  and  to  bless. 


57^  THE    CHURCH. 

4  No  wider  is  the  gate, 

No  broader  is  the  way, 
No  smoother  is  the  ancient  path, 
That  leads  to  life  and  day. 

5  No  sweeter  is  the  cup, 

Nor  less  our  lot  of  ill : 
'Twas  tribulation  ages  since, 
Tis  tribulation  still. 

575  Tunc — Retirement        C.  M. 

44 Fear  not,  little  flock;  for  it  is  your  Father's 
good  pleasure  to  give  you  the  kingdom/' 

Luke  xii.  32. 

pHURCH  of  the  ever-living  God, 
^     The  Father's  gracious  choice, 
Amid  the  voices  of  this  earth 
How  feeble  is  thy  voice ! 

2  A  little  flock ! — so  calls  He  thee 

Who  bought  thee  with  His  blood ; 
A  little  flock,  disowned  of  men, 
But  owned  and  loved  of  God. 

3  Not  many  rich  or  noble  called, 

Nor  many  great  or  wise ; 
They  whom  God  makes  His  kings  and 
priests 
Are  poor  in  human  eyes. 


THE    CHURCH.  577 

But  the  chief  Shepherd  comes  at  length, 

Their  feeble  days  are  o'er ; 
No  more  a  handful  in  the  earth, 

A  little  flock  no  more. 

No  more  a  lily  among  thorns, 

Weary  and  faint  and  few ; 
But  countless  as  the  stars  of  heaven, 

Or  as  the  early  dew. 


576  Tune — Comfort.        7s  &  6s. 

"I  reckon  that  the  sufferings  of  this  present 
time  are  not  worthy  to  be  compared  with  the 
glory  which  shall  be  revealed  in  us.'* 

Rom,  viii.  18. 

THE  Church,  a  weary  pilgrim, 
*      Hath  not  her  glory  now, 
But  griefs  surround  her  pathway, 
And  mar  her  lovely  brow. 

2  Her  Lord's  return  will  crown  her, 

And  all  her  griefs  assuage, 
Well  should  His  glorious  coming, 
Her  fondest  thoughts  engage ! 

3  To  those  who  wait  the  promise — 

Who  feel  its  precious  worth : 
The  Bride  must  strain  her  vision, 
Ere  comes  the  Bridegroom  forth. 
37 


578  THE    CHURCH. 

4  Her  waiting  must  be  watching, 

If  void  of  fear  and  doubt ; 
And  mid  her  lonely  vigils, 

Shall  sound  the  glorious  shout. 

5  How  long,  O  blessed  Jesus  ? — 

Upraise,  ye  saints,  your  songs  ! 
Till  hills  and  plains  re-echo 

The  Lord  !  He  comes !  He  comes ! 

577     Tune — Head  of  the  Church. 

7s  &  8s. 

"T/nto  you  it  is  given  in  the  behalf  of  Christ, 

not  only  to  believe  on  Him,  but  also  to  suffer 

for  His  sake." 

Phil.  i.  39. 

HEAD  of  the  Church  triumphant, 

■"     We  joyfully  adore  thee ; 

Till  thou  appear,  thy  members  here 

Shall  sing  like  those  in  glory : 
We  lift  our  hearts  and  voices 

With  blest  anticipation; 
And  cry  aloud,  and  give  to  God 

The  praise  of  our  salvation. 

2  While  in  affliction's  furnace 

And  passing  through  the  fire ; 
The  love  we    praise    which    tries  our 
ways, 
And  ever  brings  us  nigher; 


THE    CHURCH.  579 

We  clap  our  hands,  exulting 

In  thine  almighty  favor  : 
The  love  divine  which  made  us  thine 

Shall  keep  us  thine  forever. 

3  Thou  dost  conduct  thy  people 

Through  torrents  of  temptation  ; 
Nor  will  we  fear,  since  thou  art  near, 

The  fire  of  tribulation : 
The  world,  with  sin  and  Satan, 

Display  their  strength  before  us ; 
By  thee  we  shall  break  through  them  all, 

And  join  the  heavenly  chorus. 

4  By  faith  we  see  the  glory 

Of  which  thou  dost  assure  us ; 
The  world  despise  for  that  high  prize 

Which  thou  hast  set  before  us ; 
And  may  we,  counted  worthy 

To  meet  the  Son  from  heaven, 
There  see  our  Lord,  by  all  adored, 

To  us  in  glory  given. 

578       Tune—  Harvey's  Chant.    C.  M. 

"We  being  many  are  one  bread,  and  one  body: 
for  we  are  all  partakers  of  that  one  bread." 

I  Cor.  x.  17. 

T  ORD !  to  thy  grace  the  glory  be, 
U     That  not  in  guilty  fear, 
But  with  the  love  that  yearns  to  see, 
We  know  that  thou  art  near. 


580  THE    CHURCH. 

2  Yea,  Lord,  for  God  with  us  thou  art, 

In  Jesus  Christ  thy  Son, 
And  by  the  Spirit  in  our  heart 
With  thee  thy  Church  is  one. 

3  And  thou  art  near  us  in  our  bliss, 

And  near  in  all  our  woe; 
Our  strength  for  toil  and  conflict  this, 
Our  shield  from  every  foe. 

4  And  thou  art  near  to  come,  O  Lord : 

Draws  on  the  glorious  day; 
The  scoffer's  scoff  confirms  thy  word: 
Thou  wilt  not  long  delay. 

5  Lord  Jesus !  speed  the  promised  hour ; 

The  veil  which  hides  thee,  rend ; 
And  in  the  triumph  of  thy  power 
With  trump  and  shout  descend ! 

579     Tune — Head  of  the  Church. 

7s  &  4s. 

"All  power  is  given  unto  Me  in  heaven  and  in 
earth." 

Matt,  xxviii.  18. 

TTEAD  of  the  church,  thy  body, 
•"■     O  Christ,  the  great  salvation  ! 

Sweet  to  the  saints 

It  is  to  think 
Of  all  thine  exaltation! 


THE    CHURCH.  581 

All  power's  to  thee  committed, 
All  power  on  earth,  in  heaven ; 

To  thee  a  name 

Of  widest  fame 
Above  all  glory's  given. 

With  thee  believers  raised, 
In  thee  on  high  are  seated; 

All  guilty  once, 

But  clear'd  by  thee  : 
Redemption-toil's  completed. 
And  when  thou,  Lord  and  Saviour, 
Shalt  come  again  in  glory, 

There  by  thy  side, 

Thy  spotless  bride 
Shall  crown  the  wondrous  story. 

At  length — the  final  kingdom, 
No  bound,  no  end  possessing : 

When  heaven  and  earth — 

God  all  in  all 
Shall  fill  with  largest  blessing. 
All  root  of  evil  banish'd, 
No  breath  of  sin  to  wither, 

In  earth — on  high — 

Nought  else  but  joy, 
And  blissful  peace  for  ever! 


582  THE    CHURCH. 

580  Tune — Angelic  Host.     8S&7S. 

"If  ye  then  be  risen  with  Christ,  seek  those 
things  which  are  above,  where  Christ  sitteth 
on  the  right  hand  of  God." 

Col.  iii.  1. 

CHURCH  of  God!  by  Christ's  sal- 
^     vation, 

Rise  o'er  sin,  and  fear,  and  care, 
Joy  to  find  in  every  station 

Something  still  to  do  or  bear. 
Think  what  Spirit  dwells  within  thee, 

Think  what  Father's  smiles  are  thine, 
Think  that  Jesus  died  to  win  thee, 

Bride  of  Christ !  wilt  thou  repine  ? 

2   Hasten  on  from  grace  to  glory, 

Armed  by  faith  and  urged  by  prayer, 
Heaven's  eternal  day's  before  thee, 
God's  right  hand   shall   guide   thee 
there. 
Soon  shall  cease  thine  earthly  mission, 

Soon  shall  pass  thy  pilgrim  days, 
Hope  shall  change  to  glad  fruition, 
Faith  to  sight,  and  prayer  to  praise. 

581  Tune—  Marlow.  C.  M. 
14 Ye  are  all  one  in  Christ  Jesus." 

Gal.  iii.  2S. 

OING  we  the  song  of  those  who  stand 
^     Around  the  eternal  throne, 
Of  every  kindred,  clime  and  land, 
A  multitude  unknown. 


THE    CHURCH.  583 

2  Life's  poor  distinctions  vanish  here; 

To-day  the  young,  the  old, 
Our  Saviour  and  his  flock  appear 
One  Shepherd  and  one  fold. 

3  Toil,  trial,  suffering,  still  await 

On  earth  the  pilgrim's  throng, 
Yet  learn  we  in  our  low  estate 
The  Church  Triumphant's  song. 

4  Worthy  the  Lamb  for  sinners  slain, 

Cry  the  redeemed  above, 
Blessing  and  honor  to  obtain, 
And  everlasting  love ! 

5  Worthy  the  Lamb,  on  earth  we  sing, 

Who  died  our  souls  to  save ! 
Henceforth,  O    Death!    where   is  thy 
sting ! 
And  were  thy  vict'ry,  Grave ! 

582         Tune— Carmelhill.     C.  P.  M. 

44  Say  to  them  that  are  of  a  fearful  heart,   Be 

strong,  fear  not." 

Isa.  xxxv.  4. 

FEAR  not,  O  little  flock,  the  foe 
Who  madly  seeks  your  overthrow; 
Dread  not  his  rage  and  power : 
What  though  your  courage  sometimes 

faints ! 
This  seeming  triumph  o'er  God's  saints 
Lasts  but  a  little  hour. 


584  THE    CHURCH. 

2  Fear  not !  be  strong !  your  cause  belongs 
To  Him  who  can  avenge  your  wrongs; 

Leave  all  to  Him,  your  Lord : 
Though  hidden  yet  from  mortal  eyes, 
Salvation  shall  for  you  arise : 

He  girdeth  on  his  sword ! 

3  As  sure  as  God's  own  promise  stands, 
Not  earth,  nor  hell,  with  all  their  bands, 

Against  us  shall  prevail : 
The  Lord  shall  mock  them  from  his 

throne ; 
God  is  with  us,  we  are  his  own ; 

Our  vict'ry  can  not  fail ! 

4  Amen  !  Lord  Jesus,  grant  our  prayer ; 
Great  Captain !  now  thine   arm  make 

bare ; 

Thy  church  with  strength  defend : 
So  shall  all  saints  and  martyrs  raise 
A  joyful  chorus  to  thy  praise, 

Through  ages  without  end ! 


REVIVAL.  585 


REVIVAL. 


583         Tune — Nettleton.  8s,  7s  &  4s. 

"Wilt  thou  not  revive  us  again :  that  thy  people 
may  rejoice  in  theeV 

Ps.  lxxxv.  6. 

SAVIOUR,  visit  thy  plantation, 
Grant  us,  Lord,  a  gracious  rain; 
All  will  come  to  desolation, 
Unless  thou  return  again : 

Lord,  revive  us ; 
All  our  help  must  come  from  thee. 

2  Keep  no  longer  at  a  distance, 

Shine  upon  us  from  on  high, 
Lest,  for  want  of  thine  assistance, 
Every  plant  should  droop  and  die : 

Lord,  revive  us ; 
All  our  help  must  come  from  thee. 

3  Let  our  mutual  love  be  fervent, 

Make  us  prevalent  in  prayers ; 
Let  each  one  esteemed  thy  servant 
Shun  the  world's  bewitching  snares. 

Lord,  revive  us ; 
All  our  help  must  come  from  thee. 


586  REVIVAL. 

4  Break  the  tempter's  fatal  power ; 
Turn  the  stony  heart  to  flesh ; 
And  begin,  from  this  good  hour, 
To  revive  thy  work  afresh : 

Lord,  revive  us ; 
All  our  help  must  come  from  thee. 

584  Tune — Even  Me.        8s  &  7s. 

44  Do  thou  for  me,  0  God  the  Lord,  for  thy  name'i 

sake." 

Ps.  cix.  21. 

T  ORD,  I  hear  of  showers  of  blessing 
***     Thou  art  scattering  full  and  free ; 
Showers  the  thirsty  land  refreshing — 
Let  some  droppings  fall  on  me, 
Even  me. 

2  Pass  me  not,  O  God  our  Father ! 

Sinful  though  my  heart  may  be ; 
Thou  might'st  leave  me,  but  the  rather 
L£t  thy  mercy  light  on  me, 
Even  me. 

3  Pass  me  not,  O  gracious  Saviour ! 

Let  me  live  and  cling  to  thee ; 
Oh  !  I'm  longing  for  thy  favor — 
While  thou'rt  calling,  oh,  call  me! 
Even  me. 

4  Pass  me  not,  O  mighty  Spirit, 

Thou  canst  make  the  blind  to  see ; 
Witnesser  of  Jesus'  merit, 

Speak  some  word  of  power  to  me, 
Even  me. 


REVIVAL.  587 

5  'Pass  me  not !  thy  lost  one  bringing, 
Bind,  O  bind  my  heart  to  thee ; 
While  the  streams  of  life  are  springing, 
Blessing  others — O  bless  me! 
Even  me. 


585  Tune—  Kentucky.  S.  M. 

"0  Lord,  revive  thy  work  in  the  midst  of  the 
years." 

Hab.  iii.  2. 

A  LORD,  thy  work  revive, 
^     In  this  our  gloomy  hour; 
And  make  our  dying  graces  live 
By  thy  restoring  power. 

2  Awake  thy  chosen  few 

To  fervent,  earnest  prayer; 
Again  their  active  faith  renew ; 
Thy  blessed  presence  share. 

3  Thy  Spirit  then  will  speak 

Through  lips  of  feeble  clay, 
And  hearts  of  adamant  will  break, 
And  sinners  will  obey. 

4  Lord!  lend  thy  gracious  ear; 

Oh,  listen  to  our  cry ! 
Oh,  come  and  bring  salvation  here! 
Our  hopes  on  thee  rely. 


588  REVIVAL. 

586  Time— Gorton.  S.  M. 

44 Awake,  awake;  put  on  strength,  0  arm  of  the 
Lord." 

Isa.  li.  9. 

44DEVIVE  thy  work,  O  Lord!" 
*»"     Thy  mighty  arm  make  bare ; 

Speak  with  the  voice  which  wakes  the 
dead, 
And  make  thy  people  hear. 

2  "  Revive  thy  work,  O  Lord!" 

Disturb  this  sleep  of  death, 
Quicken  the  smouldering  embers,  Lord, 
By  thine  almighty  breath ! 

3  "  Revive  thy  work,  O  Lord !" 

Create  soul  thirst  for  thee, 
And  hung'ring  for  the  bread  of  life, 
O  may  our  spirits  be. 

4  "  Revive  thy  work,  O  Lord !" 

Exalt  the  Saviour's  name ; 
And,  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  our  love 
For  thee  and  thine  inflame. 

5  "  Revive  thy  work,  O  Lord !" 

Give  power  unto  thy  word ; 
Grant  that  thy  blessed  Gospel  may 
In  living  faith  be  heard. 

6  "  Revive  thy  work,  O  Lord !" 

Give  pentecostal  showers; 
The  glory  shall  be  all  thy  own, 
The  blessing,  Lord,  be  ours! 


REVIVAL.  589 

587  Tune — Welton.  L.  M. 

M Awake,  0  north  wind;  and  come,  thou  south; 
blow  upon  my  garden,  that  the  spices  thereof 
may  flow  out." 

Song  of  Sol.  iv.  16. 

Y\TE  are  a  garden  walled  around, 
'  ^    Chosen  and  made  peculiar  ground ; 
A  little  spot  inclosed  by  grace, 
Out  of  the  world's  wide  wilderness. 

2  Awake,  O  heavenly  wind,  and  now 
Blow  on  this  garden  of  perfume;     . 
Spirit  divine,  be  pleased  to  breathe 
A  gracious  gale  on  plants  beneath. 

3  Make  our  best  spices  flow  abroad, 
To  entertain  our  Saviour  God : 
And  faith,  and  love,  and  joy  appear, 
And  every  grace  be  active  here. 

4  Our  Lord  into  his  garden  comes, 
Well  pleased  to  smell  our  poor  per- 
fumes ; 

And  calls  us  to  a  feast  divine, 
Sweeter  than  honey,  milk  or  wine. 

5  Jesus,  we  will  frequent  thy  board, 
And  sing  the  bounties  of  our  Lord : 
But  the  rich  food  on  which  we  live, 
Demands  more  praise  than  tongue  can 

give. 


59°  REVIVAL. 

588  Tune—  Revival.        7s  &  3s. 

44 He  saw  them  toiling  in  rowing;  for  the  wind 
was  contrary  unto  them ;  and  about  the  fourth 
watch  of  the  night  He  cometh  unto  them, 
walking  upon  the  sea,  and  would  have  passed 
by  them." 

Mark  vi.  48. 

JESUS,  Saviour!  pass  not  by — 
v  Pass  not  by ! 

Lo !  we  join,  as  one,  to  cry, 
"  Bless  us  also,  pass  not  by !" 
Lord,  fulfil  thy  promise  now, 
Pour  thy  blessing  while  we  bow ; 
Turn  to  us,  as  one  we  cry, 

"  Pass  not  by  !" 

2  Prostrate  in  thy  path  we  lie, 

Pass  not  by ! 
Lest  our  very  faith  should  die — 
Lord,  we  need  thee,  pass  not  by ! 
To  thy  garments  we  will  cling, 
All  our  need  before  thee  bring ; 
Son  of  David,  hear  our  cry — 

Pass  not  by ! 

3  Lord,  we  can  not  let  thee  go, 

Pass  not  by  ! 
In  our  midst  thy  presence  show, 
Till  thou  bless  us  we  will  cry ; 
Breathe,  O  breathe  on  us,  we  pray  ! 
Here  renew  thy  work  to-day, 
While  we.  wait,  and  watch,  and  cry, 

Pass  not  by ! 


THE    LORD'S    DAY.  59I 


THE   LORD'S  DAY. 


589  Tune — Sabbath.  7s. 

44  For  a  day  in  thy  courts  is  better  than  a 
thousand. 

Ps.  lxxxiv.  10. 

C  AFELY  through  another  week 
^     God  has  brought  us  on  our  way ; 
Let  us  now  a  blessing  seek, 

Waiting  in  His  courts  to-day  : 
Day  of  all  the  week  the  best, 
Emblem  of  eternal  rest. 

2  While  we  pray  for  cheering  grace, 

Through  the  dear  Redeemer's  name, 
Show  thy  reconciling  face; 

Take  away  our  fear  and  shame ; 
From  our  wordly  cares  set  free, 
May  we  rest  this  day  in  thee. 

3  Here  we  come,  thy  name  to  praise ; 

Let  us  feel  thy  presence  near ; 
May  thy  glories  meet  our  eyes, 

While  we  in  thy  house  appear: 
Here  afford  us,  Lord,  a  taste 

Of  our  everlasting  feast. 


592  THE    LORD'S   DAY. 

4  May  the  Gospel's  joyful  sound 

Conquer  sinners,  comfort  saints ; 

Make  the  fruits  of  grace  abound; 
Bring  relief  for  all  complaints : 

Thus  let  every  Lord's  day  prove, 

Till  we  rest  in  thee  above. 

590  Tune— Lischer.  H.  M. 

"He  is  not  here:  for  He  is  risen,  as  He  said." 

Matt,  xxvii.  6. 

A  WAKE,  ye  saints,  awake ! 
•**•     And  hail  this  sacred  day  ; 
In  loftiest  songs  of  praise 

Your  joyful  homage  pay  : 
Come,  bless  the  day  that  God  has  blest, 
The  type  of  heaven's  eternal  rest. 

2  On  this  auspicious  morn 

The  Lord  of  life  arose ; 
He  burst  the  bars  of  death, 

And  vanquished  all  our  foes ; 
And  now  He  pleads  our  cause  above, 
And  reaps  the  fruit  of  all  His  love. 

3  All  hail,  triumphant  Lord ! 

Heaven  with  hosannas  rings, 
And  earth  in  humbler  strains, 

Thy  praise  responsive  sings : 
Worthy  the  Lamb,  that  once  was  slain, 
Through  endless  years  to  live  and  reign! 


THE    LORD'S    DAY.  593 

591  Tune—  Darley.  L.  M. 

"There  remaineth  therefore  a  rest  to  the  people 
of  God." 

Ilcb. iv.  9. 

A  NOTHER  six  day's  work  is  done, 
-"■     Another  Lord's  day  is  begun ; 
Return,  my  soul,  enjoy  thy  rest; 
Improve  the  day  thy  God  has  blest. 

2  Come,  bless  the  Lord,  whose  love  as- 

signs 
So  sweet  a  rest  to  wearied  minds ; 
Provides  an  antepast  of  heaven, 
And  gives  this  day  the  food  of  seven. 

3  Oh,  that  our  thoughts  and  thanks  may 

rise, 
As  grateful  incense  to  the  skies : 
And   draw   from   heaven    that    sweet 

repose 
Which  none  but  he  that  feels  it  knows. 

4  This  heavenly  calm  within  the  breast, 
Is  the  dear  pledge  of  glorious  rest, 
Which  for  the  church  of  God  remains; 
The  end  of  cares,  the  end  of  pains. 


3* 


594  THE  lord's  day. 

592  Tune— Silver  Street.       S.  M. 
11 1  had  rather  be  a  door-keeper  in  the  house  of 

my  God,  than  to  dwell  in  the  tents  of  wicked- 
ness." 

Ps.  Ixxxiv.  io. 

WELCOME,  sweet  day  of  rest, 
V      That  saw  the  Lord  arise ! 
Welcome  to  this  reviving  breast, 
And  these  rejoicing  eyes ! 

2  The  King  himself  comes  near, 

And  feasts  His  saints  to-day ; 
Here  may  we  sit,  and  see  Him  here, 
And  love,  and  praise,  and  pray. 

3  One  day,  amid  the  place 

Where  my  dear  Lord  hath  been, 
Is  sweeter  than  ten  thousand  days 
Within  the  tents  of  sin. 

4  My  willing  soul  would  stay 

In  such  a  frame  as  this, 
And  sit  and  sing  herself  away 
To  everlasting  bliss. 

593  Tune — Antioch.  C.  M. 

M  This  is  the  day  which  the  Lord  hath  made ;  we 
will  rejoice  and  be  glad  in  it." 

Ps.  cxviii.  24. 

THIS  is  the  day  the  Lord  hath  made; 
*       He  rails  the  hours  His  own  : 
Let  heaven  rejoice  let  earth  be  glad, 
And  praise  surround  the  throne. 


THE    LORD  S    DAY.  595 

2  To-day  He  rose,  and  left  the  dead, 

And  Satan's  empire  fell ; 
To-day  the  saints  His  triumph  spread, 
And  all  His  wonders  tell. 

3  Hosanna  to  th'  annointed  King, 

To  David's  holy  Son  : 
Help  us,  O  Lord !  descend,  and  bring 
Salvation  from  thy  throne. 

4  Blest  be  the  Lord  who  comes  to  men 

With  messages  of  grace; 
Who  comes,  in  God  his  Father's  name, 
To  save  our  sinful  race. 

5  Hosanna  in  the  highest  strains 

The  church  on  earth  can  raise; 
The  highest  heavens,  in  which  he  reigns, 
Shall  give  Him  nobler  praise. 


596  THE    SACRED    SCRIPTURES. 


The  Sacred  Scriptures. 


594  Tune — Callender.         C.  M. 

44  The  word  of  the  Lord  endureth  forever." 
I  Pet.  i.  25. 

JESUS,  our  Saviour,  and  our  Lord, 
**      How  precious  is  thy  word ; 
To  humble  and  believing  hearts, 
What  joy  it  doth  afford. 

2  Thy  word  of  pure,  eternal  truth, 

Which  shall  unshaken  stay, 
When  all  that   man   has   thought,  or 
planned, 
For  ever's  passed  away. 

3  Thy  word,  which  speaks  to  us  of  thee, 

And  thine  exceeding  grace ; 
Wherein  thy  thoughts  and  ways  of  love 
With  wondering  joy  we  trace. 

4  Thy  word,  which  o'er  our  daily  path 

Such  light  divine  doth  shed; 
By  which  our  feet  through  all  its  snares, 
In  safety  now  are  led. 


THE    SACRED    SCRIPTURES.  597 

5  Oh !  may  it  richly  dwell  within, 

And  mould  our  every  thought; 
And  be  our  hearts  to  thy  blest  sway 
In  full  subjection  brought. 

6  Lord,  by  thy  Spirit  teach  and  lead, 

And  seat  us  at  thy  feet, 
Until  we  each  in  all  thy  will, 
Stand  perfect  and  complete. 

595  Tune — Lucerne.  C.  M. 

"How  sweet  are  thy  words  unto  my  taste!  yea, 

sweeter  than  honey  to  my  mouth." 

Ps.  cxix    103. 

UATHER  of  mercies,  in  thy  word 
*      What  endless  glory  shines  ! 
Forever  be  thy  name  adored 
For  these  celestial  lines. 

2  Here  my  Redeemer's  welcome  voice 

Spreads  heavenly  peace  around ; 
And  life  and  everlasting  joys 
Attend  the  blissful  sound. 

3  Oh !  may  these  heavenly  pages  be 

My  ever  dear  delight ; 
And  still  new  beauties  may  I  see, 
And  still  increasing  light ! 

4  Divine  Instructor,  gracious  Lord, 

Thou  art  forever  near ; 
Teach  me  to  love  thy  sacred  word/ 
And  view  my  Saviour  there. 


598  THE    SACRED    SCRIPTURES. 

596  Time— Balerma.  C.  M. 

"Thy  word  is  a  lamp  unto  my  feet,  and  a  light 
unto  my  path." 

Ps.  cxix.  105. 

TTOW  precious  is  the  book  divine, 
■""     By  inspiration  given  ! 
Bright  as  a  lamp  its  doctrines  shine, 
To  guide  our  souls  to  heaven. 

2  It  sweetly  cheers  our  drooping  hearts, 

In  this  dark  vale  of  tears ; 
Life,  light,  and  joy  it  still  imparts, 
And  quells  our  rising  fears. 

3  This  lamp,  through  all  the  tedious  night 

Of  life,  shall  guide  our  way; 
Till  we  behold  the  clearer  light 
Of  an  eternal  day. 

597  Tune — Mozart.  7s. 
"Search  the  Scriptures." 

John  v    39 

C4CEARCH    the    Scriptures,"    Jesus 

^     said, 

"  Where  eternal  life  ye  see ; 
These  your  study  should  be  made, 

For  they  testify  of  me." 

2  Search  the  Scriptures,  day  and  night; 
Mines  of  knowledge  they  contain. 
All  who  search  therein  aright, 
Stores  of  heavenly  wisdom  gain. 


THE    SACRED    SCRIPTURES.  599 

3  Search  the  Scriptures  evermore, 

With  a  docile,  humble  mind ; 
Light  and  aid  from  heaven  implore, 
All  their  hidden  wealth  to  find. 

4  Search  the  Scriptures :  here  alone 

Truth  is  found,  from  error  free. 
They  will  make  salvation  known, 
They  your  guide  to  heaven  shall  be. 

5  Search  the  Scriptures,  young  and  old ; 

Hide  their  precepts  in  your  heart. 
Half  their  worth  can  ne'er  be  told ; 
Endless  blessings  they  impart. 

598       Tune — Laight  Street.      C.  M. 

"Let  the  word  of  Christ  dwell  in  you  richly  in 
all  wisdom." 

Col.  iii.  16. 

A   GLORY  gilds  the  sacred  page, 
*»     Majestic,  like  the  sun  : 
It  gives  a  light  to  every  age ; 
It  gives,  but  borrows  none. 

2  The  hand  that  gave  it  still  supplies 

The  gracious  light  and  heat : 
Its  truths  upon  the  nations  rise ; 
They  rise,  but  never  set. 

3  Let  everlasting  thanks  be  thine 

For  such  a  bright  display, 
As  makes  a  world  of  darkness  shine 
With  beams  of  heavenly  day. 


600  THE    SACRED    SCRIPTURES. 

4  My  soul  rejoices  to  pursue 
The  steps  of  Him  I  love, 
Till  glory  breaks  upon  my  view- 
In  brighter  worlds  above ! 

599  Tune— St.  Thomas.         S.  M. 

"I  am  not  ashamed  of  the  Gospel  of  Christ:  for 
it  is  the  power  of  God  unto  salvation  to  every 
one  that  believeth." 

Rom.  i.  16. 

"DEHOLD  !  the  morning  sun 
"     Begins  his  glorious  way  ; 
His  beams  through  all  the  nations  run, 
And  life  and  light  convey. 

2  But  where  the  Gospel  comes, 

It  spreads  diviner  light ; 
It  calls  dead  sinners  from  their  tombs, 
And  gives  the  blind  their  sight. 

3  Thy  laws  are  just  and  pure, 

Thy  truth  without  deceit; 
Thy  promises  for  ever  sure, 
And  thy  rewards  are  great. 

4  My  gracious  God,  how  plain 

Are  thy  directions  given ! 
Oh,  may  I  never  read  in  vain, 
But  walk  the  path  to  heaven ! 


THE    NEW    YEAR.  6oi 


THE  NEW  TEAR. 


gOO  Tune — Benevento.  7s. 

"We  spend  our  years  as  a  tale  that  is  told." 

Ps.  xc.  9. 

TI7HILE  with  ceaseless  course  the  sun 
'  •     Hasted  through  the  former  year, 
Many  souls  their  race  have  run, 

Never  more  to  meet  us  here  : 
Fixed  in  an  eternal  state, 

They  have  done  with  all  below ; 
We  a  little  longer  wait, 

But  how  little,  none  can  know. 

2  As  the  winged  arrow  flies 

Speedily  the  mark  to  find — 
As  the  lightning  from  the  skies 

Darts  and  leaves  no  trace  behind — 
Swiftly  thus  our  fleeting  days 

Bear  us  down  life's  rapid  stream : 
Upward,  Lord,  our  spirits  raise  ! 

All  below  is  but  a  dream. 

3  Thanks  for  mercies  past  received, 

Pardon  of  our  sins  renew ; 
Teach  us  henceforth  how  to  live, 
With  eternity  in  view; 


6(>2  THE    NEW    YEAR. 

Bless  thy  word  to  young  and  old ; 

Fill  us  with  a  Saviour's  love ; 
When  our  life's  short  tale  is  told, 

We  shall  dweli  with  thee  above. 

601  Tune— Mirjl  8s  &  7s. 

"Surely  goodness  and  mercy  snail  follow  me  all 
the  days  of  my  life :  and  I  will  dwell  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord  forever." 

Ps.  xxiii.  6. 

A  T  thy  feet,  our  God  and  Father, 
-**•     Who  has  blessed*  us  all  our  days, 
We  with  grateful  hearts  would  gather, 

To  begin  the  year  with  praise ; 
Praise  for  light  so  brightly  shining 

On  our  steps  from  heaven  above ; 
Praise  for  mercies  daily  twining 

Round  us  golden  cords  of  love. 

2  Jesus,  for  thy  love  most  tender 

On  the  cross  for  sinners  shown, 
We  would  praise  thee,  and  surrender 

All  our  hearts  to  be  thine  own. 
With  so  bless'd  a  Friend  provided, 

We  upon  our  way  would  go, 
Sure  of  being  safely  guided, 

Guarded  well  from  every  foe. 

3  Every  day  will  be  the  brighter, 

When  thy  gracious  face  we  see; 
Every  burden  will  be  lighter 

When  we  know  it  comes  from  thee. 


THE    NEW    YEAR.  603 

Spread  thy  love's  broad  banner  o'er  us, 
Give  us  strength  to  serve  and  wait, 

Till  thy  glory  break  before  us, 
Through  the  city's  open  gate. 

602  Tune — Montpelier.         L.  M. 

"Thou  crownest  the  year  with  thy  goodness." 

Ps  .  lxv.  II  . 

p  OD  of  our  lives !  thy  constant  care 
"       With     blessings      crowns      each 

op'ning  year ; 
These  lives,  so  frail,  dost  thou  prolong, 
And  wake  anew  our  annual  song. 

2  How  many  precious  souls  are  fled 
To  the  dark  regions  of  the  dead, 
Since,  from  this  day,  the  changing  sun 
Through  his  last  yearly  course  has  run ! 

3  We  yet  survive :  but  who  can  say, 

Or  through  the  year,  or  month,  or  day, 

I  shall  retain  my  vital  breath, 

Thus  far  at  least  in  league  with  death  ? 

4  That  breath  is  thine,  eternal  God! 
Tis  thine  to  fix  the  soul's  abode : 
We  hold  our  lives  from  thee  alone, 
On  earth,  or  in  the  world  unknown. 

5  To  thee  we  all  our  pow'rs  resign  ; 
Treat  us  and  own  us  still  as  thine : 
Then  shall  we  smile,  secure  from  fear, 
Though  death  should  blast  the  rising 

year. 


604  THE    NEW    YEAR. 

6  Thy  children,  willing  to  be  gone, 
Bid  time's  impetuous  tide  roll  on, 
And  land  them  on  that  blooming  shore 
Where  years  and  death  are  known  no 
more. 

(}03       Tune — Another  Year.    4s  &  6s. 
"Lord,  let  it  alone  this  year  also." 

Luke  xiii.  8. 

A  NOTHER  year 
■**     Has  told  its  fourfold  tale, 
And  still  I'm  here, 
A  traveler  in  this  vale. 

2  Ah  !  not  a  few 

Who  seemed  life's  toil  to  brave, 
Are  hid  from  view, 

Within  the  silent  grave. 

3  Why  am  I  spared 

To  see  another  year  ? 
Why  have  I  shared 

So  many  mercies  here  ? 

4  From  God  alone 

My  mercies  I  receive; 
To  Him  alone 

I  would  for  ever  live. 


HARVEST    HYMNS.  605 


HARVEST  HYMNS. 


604       Tune — Pleyel's  Hymn.  7s. 

"Thou  visitest  the  earth  and  waterest  it." 

Ps. Ixv.  9. 

p RAISE  to  God,  immortal  praise, 
*    For  the  love  that  crowns  our  days  ! 
Bounteous  source  of  every  joy, 
Let  thy  praise  our  tongues  employ ! 

2  For  the  blessings  of  the  field, 
For  the  stores  the  gardens  yield, 
For  the  joy  which  harvests  bring, 
Grateful  praises  now  we  sing. 

3  Clouds  that  drop  refreshing  dews ; 
Suns  that  genial  heat  diffuse ; 
Flocks  that  whiten  all  the  plain; 
Yellow  sheaves  of  ripened  grain ; 

4  All  that  Spring,  with  bounteous  hand, 
Scatters  o'er  the  smiling  land; 

All  that  liberal  Autumn  pours 
From  her  overflowing  stores  ; 

5  These,  great  God,  to  thee  we  owe, 
Source  whence  all  our  blessings  flow ; 
And,  for  these,  our  souls  shall  raise 
Grateful  vows,  and  solemn  praise. 


606  HARVEST    HYMNS. 

605  Tune — America.       6s  &  4s. 

44  While  the  earth  remaineth,  seed  time  and  har- 
vest, and  cold  and  heat,  and  summer  and 
winter,  and  day  and  night  shall  not  cease." 

Gen.  viii.  22. 

fFHE  God  of  harvest  praise; 
■*•      In  loud  thanksgiving  raise 

Hand,  heart  and  voice ! 
The  valleys  laugh  and  sing ; 
Forests  and  mountains  ring; 
The  plains  their  tribute  bring ; 

The  streams  rejoice. 

2  Yea,  bless  His  holy  name, 
And  joyous  thanks  proclaim 

Through  all  the  earth; 
Happiness  in  your  lot 
Is  comely ;  but  be  not 
God's  benefits  forgot 

Amid  your  mirth. 

3  The  God  of  harvest  praise ; 
Hands,  hearts  and  voices  raise, 

With  sweet  accord ; 
From  field  to  garner  throng, 
Bearing  your  sheaves  along, 
And  in  your  harvest  song 

Bless  ye  the  Lord. 


HARVEST    HYMNS.  607 

606  Tune — Claremont.         H.  M. 

"Sing  unto  the  Lord  with  thanksgiving,  sing 
praise  upon  the  harp  unto  our  God :  who  cov- 
ereth  the  heaven  with  clouds,  who  prepareth 
rain  for  the  earth,  who  maketh  grass  to  grow 
upon  the  mountains." 

Ps.  cxlvii.  7,  8. 

T  ET  all  the  people  join, 

-^     To  swell  the  solemn  chord; 

Your  grateful  notes  combine 

To  magnify  the  Lord. 
In  lofty  songs  your  voices  raise, 
The  God  of  harvest  claims  your  praise. 

2  In  rich  luxuriance  dressed, 

Behold  the  spacious  plain ; 
Its  bounty  stands  confessed 

In  fields  of  yellow  grain. 
In  lofty  songs  your  voices  raise, 
The  God  of  harvest  claims  your  praise. 

3  The  precious  fruits  He  gives, 

O  !  may  we  ne'er  abuse ; 
But  through  our  future  lives, 

To  his  own  glory  use. 
Then  rise  to  heaven  and  sing  his  praise, 
In  sweeter  strains  and  nobler  lays. 


608  HARVEST   HYMNS. 

607  Tune— Windham.  L.  M. 

"  fie  prayed  again,  and  the  heaven  gave  rain, 

and  the  earth  brought  forth  her  fruit." 

James  v.  18. 

p  REAT  God,  we  view  thy  chastening 
^     hand, 

That  turns  to  brass  our  fertile  land ; 
Thy  clouds  withhold  their  rich  supplies, 
And  parched  nature  faints  and  dies. 

2  Revive  our  withering  fields  with  rain, 
Let  fruitful  showers  descend  again ; 
On  thee  alone  our  hopes  rely ; 
Lord,  hear  our  humble,  earnest  cry. 

3  Then  shall  the  withering  corn  arise, 
And  wave  its  homage  to  the  skies ; 
And  with  loud  praises  we  will  own, 
Our  hopes  depend  on  thee  alone. 


GRACE  OF  GIVING.  609 


GRACE  OF  GIVING. 


608  Tune — Dorrnance.      8s  &  7s. 

"See  that  ye  abound  in  this  grace  also." 

2  Cor.  viii.  6. 

117 ITH  my  substance  I  will  honor 
**       My  Redeemer  and  my  Lord; 
Were  ten  thousand  worlds  my  manor, 
All  were  nothing  to  His  word. 

2  While  the  heralds  of  salvation 

His  abounding  grace  proclaim, 
Let  His  friends  of  every  station, 
Gladly  join  to  spread  His  fame. 

3  Be  His  kingdom  now  promoted, 

Let  the  earth  her  Monarch  know ; 
Be  my  all  to  Him  devoted; 
To  my  Lord  my  all  I  owe. 

4  Praise  the  Saviour,  all  ye  nations ! 

Praise  Him,  all  ye  hosts  above! 
Shout,  with  joyful  acclamations, 
His  divine,  victorious  love ! 
39 


6lO  GRACE  OF  GIVING. 

$09  Tune— Bavaria.        8s  &  7s. 

"Bring  ye  all  the  tithes  into  the  storehouse, 
that  there  may  be  meat  in  mine  house,  and 
prove  me  now  herewith." 

Mai.  lii.  10. 

"DRING  the  tithes  into  the  storehouse ; 
**     Let  there  be  a  bounteous  store; 
Then  I'll  pour  you  out  a  blessing 

Till  ye  have  no  room  for  more. 
Prove  me  now,  ye  doubting  children, 

Let  your  faith  attest  my  word ; 
Trust  your  welfare  to  the  Saviour, 

Seek  to  glorify  your  Lord. 

2  Stand  no  longer  idly  waiting ; 

Prayer  unproved  hath  little  power ; 
Vain  your  longing,  without  effort, 

To  advance  the  promised  hour. 
Bring  your  offerings  to  the  altar ; 

Tithes  of  money,  work  and  prayer; 
Yea,  with  earnest  consecration, 

Give  yourselves  to  service  there. 

3  Then  will  I,  the  Lord  Jehovah, 

Surely  make  my  promise  good, 
Open  wide  the  heavenly  windows, 

Pour  you  out  a  gracious  flood. 
Lord,  how  can  we  ever  doubt  thee, 

With  such  wondrous  promises  ? 
Help  us  now  by  faith  and  labor, 

Prove  thy  readiness  to  bless. 


GRACE  OF  GIVING,  6ll 

610  Tune — Arcadia.  C.  M. 

M  God  is  not  unrighteous  to  forget  your  work  and 
labor  of  love,  which  ye  have  showed  toward 
His  name,  in  that  ye  have  ministered  to  the 
saints,  and  do  minister." 

Heb.  vi.  10. 

TDICH  are  the  joys  that  can  not  die, 
"     With  God  laid  up  in  store ; 
Treasures  beyond  the  changing  sky, 
Brighter  than  golden  ore. 

2  The  seeds  which  Christian  faith  and  love 

Have  scattered  here  below, 
In  the  fair,  fertile  fields  above, 
To  ample  harvest  grow. 

3  The  mite  my  willing  hands  can  give, 

At  Jesus'  feet  I  lay; 
Grace  shall  the  humble  gift  receive, 
Abounding  grace  repay. 

6U  Tu?ie — Albion.         7s  &  6s. 

"Ye  have  the  poor  always  with  you,  but  Me  ye 
have  not  always." 

Matt.  xxvi.  11. 

WHERE  shall  we  find  the  Master? 
' '       Our  yearning  hearts  entreat; 
What  service  shall  we  render  ? 

How  wash  the  sacred  feet  ? 
A  voice  speaks  out  from  heaven, 

With  power  our  souls  to  thrill, 
"  Ye  have  the  poor  and  needy ; 

In  them  ye  have  me  still !" 


6l2  GRACE  OF  GIVING. 

2  Our  feet  spring  up  to  duty ; 

Our  hands  to  tender  care  : 
The  highways  and  the  hedges 

Reveal  the  Master  there; 
The  Master  in  His  children, 

Disguised  by  grief  and  shame : 
O  Christ,  'tis  sweet  to  succor, 

Because  they  bear  thy  name ! 

3  We  gather  from  thy  bounty, 

And  in  thy  name  dispense ; 
We  lean  our  human  weakness 

On  thy  omnipotence; 
And  when,  discrowned  and  stricken, 

Thy  royal  form  appears, 
We  deem  it  highest  worship 

To  wash  thy  feet  with  tears. 


PLACES    OF   WORSHIP.  613 


Places  of  Worship. 


612  Tune—  Chester.  C.  M. 

4 'Grace  to  you,  and  peace,  from  God  our  Father 
and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ." 

Rom.  i.  7. 

"HEAR  Shepherd  of  thy  people,  hear; 
"     Thy  presence  now  display ; 
As  thou  hast  given  a  place  for  prayer, 
So  give  us  hearts  to  pray. 

2  Show  us  some  token  of  thy  love, 

Our  fainting  hope  to  raise ; 
And  pour  thy  blessings  from  above, 
That  we  may  render  praise. 

3  Within  these  walls  let  holy  peace, 

And  love  and  concord  dwell ; 
Here  give  the  troubled  conscience  ease, 
The  wounded  spirit  heal. 

4  And  may  the  gospel's  joyful  sound, 

Enforced  by  mighty  grace, 

Awaken  many  sinners  round, 

To  come  and  fill  the  place. 


614  PLACES    OF   WORSHIP. 

613        Tune—  Duke  Street.        L.  M. 

"  Whose  house  are  we,  if  we  hold  fast  the  con- 
fidence and  the  rejoicing  of  the  hope  firm  unto 

the  end." 

Heb,  lii.  6. 

II  ERE,  in  thy  name,  eternal  God, 
**     We  build  this  earthly  house  for  thee; 
Oh,  choose  it  for  thy  fix'd  abode, 
And  guard  it  from  all  error  free. 

2  Here,  when  thy  people  seek  thy  face, 

And  dying  sinners  pray  to  live, 
Hear  thou  in  heav'n,  thy  dwelling  place, 
And  when  thou  nearest,  Lord,  forgive. 

3  Here,  when  thy  messengers  proclaim 

The  blessed  gospel  of  thy  Son, 
Still  by  the  pow'r  of  His  great  name 
Be  mighty  signs  and  wonders  done. 

4  When  children's  voices  raise  the  song, 

Hosanna  to  their  heav'nly  King, 
Let  heaven,  with  earth,  the  strain  pro- 
long; 
Hosanna !  let  the  angels  sing. 

5  Thy  glory  never  hence  depart ; 

Yet   choose   not,    Lord,  this  house 
alone  ; 
Thy  kingdom  come  to  ev'ry  heart ; 
In  ev'ry  bosom  fix  thy  throne. 


PLACES    OF   WORSHIP.  615 

614       Tune — Old  Hundred.      L.  M. 

"Behold,  the  heaven  and  heaven  of  heavens  can 
not  contain  Thee ;  how  much  less  this  house 
that  I  have  huilded." 

I  Kings  viii.  27. 

AND  will  the  great  eternal  God 
-"■     On  earth  establish  his  abode  ? 
And  will  he  from  his  radiant  throne 
Regard  our  buildings  as  his  own  ? 

2  We  bring  the  tribute  of  our  praise ; 
And  sing  that  condescending  grace, 
Which  to  our  notes  will  lend  an  ear, 
And  call  us  sinful  mortals  near. 

3  Our  Father's  watchful  care  we  bless, 
Which  guards  our  house   of  pray'r  in 

peace, 
That  no  tumultuous  foes  invade, 
To  fill  the  worshipers  with  dread. 

4  These  walls  we  to  thy  honor  raise ; 
Long  may  they  echo  with  thy  praise : 
And  thou  descending,  fill  the  place 
With  choicest  tokens  of  thy  grace. 

5  And  in  the  great  decisive  day, 
When  God  the  nations  shall  survey, 
May  it  before  the  world  appear 
That  crowds  were  born  to  glory  here! 


6l6  PLACES    OF   WORSHIP. 


615  Tune — Zebulon. 


H.  M. 


u  Thou  hast  received  gifts  for  men ;  yea,  for  the 
rebellious  also,  that  the  Lord  God  might  dwell 
among  them." 

Ps.  lxviii.  18. 

P  REAT  King  of  glory,  come, 

^     And  with  thy  favor  crown 

This  building  as  thy  home — 

This  people  as  thine  own : 

Beneath  this  roof,  O  deign  to  show 

How  God  can  dwell  with  men  below. 


Here  may  thine  ears  attend 

Our  interceding  cries, 
And  grateful  praise  ascend, 
Like  incense,  to  the  skies : 
Here  may  thy  soul-converting  word 
With    faith   be   preach'd,   in   faith   be 
heard. 

Here  may  the  list'ning  throng 

Receive  thy  truth  in  love : 
Here  Christians  join  the  song 
Of  the  redeem'd  above ; 
Till  all,  who  humbly  seek  thy  face, 
Rejoice  in  thy  abounding  grace. 


PASTORS.  617 


PASTORS. 


616     Tune — Dunlap's  Creek.     C.  M. 

"Obey  them  that  have  the  rule  over  you,  and 
submit  yourselves ;  for  they  watch  for  your 
souls,  as  they  that  must  give  account." 

Heb.  xiii.  17. 

TTTS  not  a  cause  of  small  import 
*      The  pastor's  care  demands ; 
But  \yhat  might  fill  an  angel's  heart, 
And  filled  a  Saviour's  hands. 

2  They  watch  for  souls,  for  which  the 

Lord 
Did  heavenly  bliss  forego ; 
For  souls,  which  must  for  ever  live 
In  raptures  or  in  woe. 

3  All  to  the  great  tribunal  haste, 

The  account  to  render  there ; 
And  shouldst  thou  strictly    mark    our 
faults, 
Lord,  how  should  we  appear  ? 

4  May  they  that  Jesus,  whom  they  preach, 

Their  own  Redeemer  see  ; 
And  watch  thou  daily  o'er  their  souls, 
That  they  may  watch  for  thee. 


6l8  PASTORS. 

617  Tune— Lab  an.  S.  M. 

M Watch  thou  in  all  things,  endure  afflictions, 

do  the  work  of  an  Evangelist,  make  full  proof 

of  thy  ministry." 

2  Tim.  iv.  5. 

VE  servants  of  the  Lord, 
*      Each  in  his  office  wait, 
Observant  of  his  heavenly  word, 
And  watchful  at  his  gate. 

2  Let  all  your  lamps  be  bright, 

And  trim  the  golden  flame ; 
Gird  up  your  loins  as  in  his  sight, 
For  holy  is  his  name. 

3  Watch  !  'tis  your  Lord's  command ; 

And  while  we  speak,  he's  near : 
Mark  the  first  signal  of  his  hand, 
And  ready  all  appear. 

4  Oh,  happy  servant  he 

In  such  a  posture  found ! 
He  shall  his  Lord  with  rapture  see, 
And  be  with  honor  crowned. 


ELDERS    OR    DEACONS. 


ELDERS  OR  DEACONS. 


618  Tutu— Wilmot.         8s  &  7s. 

"When  He  ascended  up  on  high,  He  led  cap- 
tivity captive,  and  gave  gifts  unto  men.'' 
Eph.  iv.  8. 

"DISEN  Lord,  thou  hast  received 
"     Gifts  to  bless  the  sons  of  men, 
That  with  souls  who  have  believed 
God  might  dwell  on  earth  again. 

2  Now  these  gifts  be  pleased  to  send  us, 

Elders,  deacons,  still  supply, 
Men  whom  thou  art  pleased  to  lend  us, 
All  the  saints  to  edify. 

3  Guide  us  while  we  here  select  them, 

Let  the  Holy  Ghost  be  nigh, 
Do  thou,  Lord,  thyself  elect  them, 
And  ordain  them  from  on  high. 


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622  FOR   INQUIRERS. 

6  Cast  your  deadly  "  doing  "  down, 
Down  at  Jesus'  feet ; 
Stand  in  Him,  in  Him  alone, 
Gloriously  complete ! 

621       Tune — Jesus  Paid  it  All. 

7s  &  5s- 
"Believe  on  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  thou 
shalt  be  saved," 

Acts  xvi.  31. 

T'VE  cast  my  deadly  doing  down, 
-*•     Down  at  Jesus'  feet; 
I  stand  in  him,  in  him  alone, 
Glorious  and  complete. 

CHORUS. 

Jesus  paid  it  all, 

All  the  debt  I  owe, 
And  something  either  great  or  small, 

From  love  to  him  I'll  do. 

2  Now  to  Jesus'  work  I'll  cling, 

By  a  simple  faith  ; 
Doing  was  a  "  deadly  "  thing, 
It  would  have  been  my  death. 
Jesus  paid  it  all,  &c. 

3  Legal  works  I've  given  o'er, 

Jesus  is  my  all; 
Sins  that  tasted  sweet  before 
Upon  my  senses  pall. 

Jesus  paid  it  all,  &c. 


FOR    INQUIRERS.  623 

622  Tune — Shawmut.  S.  M. 
M  Christ  is  the  end  of  the  law  for  righteousness 

to  every  one  that  believeth." 

Rom.  x.  4. 

TT/^HAT  can  the  sinner  do  ? 
*  '      Where  can  the  sinner  fly  ? 
Eternal  wrath  hangs  o'er  his  head, 
And  judgment  lingers  nigh. 

2  For  God  must  visit  sin 

With  His  displeasure  sore; 
For  He  is  holy,  just  and  true, 
And  righteous  evermore. 

3  Yet  Jesus  died  for  sin — 

Upon  the  cross  He  died ; 
God's    righteousness    was    there    dis- 
played, 
And  justice  satisfied. 

4  This  only  can  he  do — 

Believe  in  Christ,  and  live ; 
Fly  to  the  shelter  of  His  blood, 
Who  only  life  can  give. 

623  Tunc — Lamb.        6s,  8s  &  4s. 
'* Behold  the  Lamb  of  God,  which  taketh  awaj 

the  sin  of  the  world." 

John  i.  29. 

ccDEHOLD  the  Lamb  of  God!" 

**     Behold,  believe  and  live; 
Behold  His  all-atoning  blood, 
And  life  receive. 


624  FOR   INQUIRERS. 

2  Look  from  thyself  to  Him ; 

Behold  Him  on  the  tree ; 
What  though  the  eye  of  faith  be  dim — 
He  looks  on  thee. 

3  That  meek,  that  languid  eye, 

Turns  from  Himself  away, 
Invites  the  trembling  sinner  nigh, 
And  bids  him  stay. 

4  Stay  with  Him  near  the  tree; 

Stay  with  Him  at  the  tomb ; 
Stay  till  the  risen  Lord  you  see ; 
Stay  "  till  He  come." 

624  Tkme — Sherwin.  7s. 

fl  Come  unto  me,  all  ye  that  labor  and  are  heavy 
laden,  and  I  will  give  you  rest." 

Matt.  xi.  28. 

COME,  ye  weary  sinners,  come, 
All  who  feel  your  heavy  load : 
Jesus  calls  the  wanderers  home ; 

Hasten  to  your  pardoning  God : 
Come,  ye  guilty  souls  oppressed, 

Answer  to  the  Saviour's  call : 
"  Come,  and  I  will  give  you  rest ; 
Come,  and  I  will  save  you  all." 

2  Jesus,  full  of  truth  and  love, 
We  thy  kindest  call  obey, 
Faithful  let  thy  mercies  prove, 
Take  our  load  of  guilt  away  : 


FOR    INQUIRERS.  625 

Weary  of  this  war  within, 
Weary  of  this  endless  strife, 

Weary  of  ourselves  and  sin, 
Weary  of  a  wretched  life. 

3  Burdened  with  a  world  of  grief, 

Burdened  with  our  sinful  loa.d, 
Burdened  with  this  unbelief, 

Burdened  with  the  wrath  of  God, 
Lo,  we  come  to  thee  for  ease, 

True  and  gracious  as  thou  art; 
Now  our  weary  souls  release, 

Write  forgiveness  on  our  heart. 

625  Tune — Belmont.     8s,  7s  &  4s. 

"Take  my  yoke  upon  yon,  and  learn  of  me;  for 
I  am  meek  and  lowly  in  heart:  and  ye  shall 
find  rest  unto  your  souls." 

Matt.  xi.  29. 

POME,  ye  souls,  by  sins  afflicted, 
^     Bowed  with  fruitless  sorrow  down, 
By  the  broken  law  convicted ; 

Through  the  cross  see  pardon  won : 
Look  to  Jesus ! 

Mercy  flows  through  him  alone. 

2  Take  his  easy  yoke  and  wear  it ; 
Love  will  make  obedience  sweet; 
Christ  will  give  you  strength  to  bear  it; 
While  his  wisdom  guides  your  feet 

Safe  to  glory, 
Where  his  ransomed  captives  meet. 
40 


626  FOR   INQUIRERS. 

3  Sweet  as  home  to  pilgrims  weary, 

Light  to  newly-opened  eyes, 
Or  full  springs  in  deserts  dreary, 
Is  the  rest  the  cross  supplies : 

All  who  taste  it 
Shall  to  life  immortal  rise. 

4  But  tQ  sing  the  rest  of  glory, 

Mortal  tongues  far  short  must  fall ; 
Tongues  celestial  strive  to  reach  it ; 

But  it  soars  beyond  them  all : 
Faith  believes  it — hope  expects  it — 
Love  desires  it — 

But  it  overwhelms  them  all. 

626  Tune — Howell.     8s,  7s  &  4s. 

"  Therefore  we  conclude  that  a  man  is  justified 

by  faith  without  the  deeds  of  the  law." 

Rom.  iii    2S. 

XU  HY   those   fears,    poor    trembling 
"*      sinner? 

Why  those  anxious,  gloomy  fears  ? 
Doubts  and  fears  can  never  save  thee, 
Life  is  never  won  by  tears  : 

Tis  believing 
Which  the  soul  to  Christ  endears. 
2  Tears,  though  flowing  like  a  river, 
Never  can  one  sin  efface; 
Jesus*  tears  would  not  avail  thee — 
Blood  alone  can  meet  thy  case : 

Fly  to  Jesus ! 
Life  is  found  in  his  embrace. 


FOR    INQUIRERS.  627 

3  Songs  of  triumph  then  resounding, 
From  thy  happy  lips  shall  flow; 
In  the  knowledge  of  salvation, 
Thou  true. happiness  shalt  know. 

Look  to  Jesus  ! 
He  alone  can  life  bestow. 

627  Tune—  Dennis.  S.  M. 

M  Whosoever  will,  let  him  take  the  water  of  life 
freely." 

Rev.  xxii.  17. 

TTOW  vast,  how  full,  how  free, 
**     The  mercy  of  our  God ! 
Proclaim  the  blessed  news  around, 
And  spread  it  all  abroad. 

2  How  vast !  "  whoever  will " 

May  drink  at  mercy's  stream, 
And  know  that  faith  in  Jesus  brings 
Salvation  now  to  him. 

3  How  full !  it  doth  remove 

The  stain  of  every  sin ; 
And  makes  the  soul  as  white  and  pure, 
As  though  no  sin  had  been. 

4  How  free !  it  asks  no  price ; 

For  God  delights  to  give ; 
It  only  says,  "  Be  not  afraid," 
"  Believe  in  Christ  and  live." 


628  FOR   INQUIRERS. 

5  Poor  trembling  sinner,  come, 
God  waits  to  comfort  thee ; 
Come,  cast  thyself  upon  his  love, 
So  vast,  so  full,  so  free. 


628  Tune—IomA.  7s. 

•'Knowing  that  a  man  is  not  justified  by  the 
works  of  the  law,  but  by  the  faith  of  Jesus 
Christ,  even  we  have  believed  in  Jesus  Christ.,, 
Gal.  ii.  16. 

T)  EST,  my  soul,  the  work  is  done, 
**     Done  by  God's  almighty  Son ; 
•   This,  to  faith,  is  now  so  clear, 
There's  no  place  for  doubt  or  fear. 

2  Not  through  works  of  weary  toil 
Comes  the  sunshine  of  God's  smile; 
One  with  Christ,  and  found  in  Him, 
Brightly  falls  the  glorious  beam. 

3  Now  with  faith  in  Jesus  bless'd, 
We  are  entering  into  rest; 

He,  who  full  salvation  brought, 
In  us  all  our  works  hath  wrought. 

4  Come,  my  soul,  take  up  the  cross, 
Count  the  gain,  despise  the  loss; 
Labor,  for  and  with  the  Lord, 
Brings  exceeding  great  reward. 


FOR    INQUIRERS.  629 

5  Free  from  every  fear  of  wrath, 
Choose  the  laborer's  happy  path ; 
Tread  the  way  which  Christ  hath  trod, 
Till  the  Sabbath  of  thy  God. 

629  Tune— Ox\o.  8s  &  7s. 

"I  am  not  come  to  call  the  righteous,  but  sin- 
ners to  repentance." 

Matt.  ix.  13. 

JESUS  lived — He  lived  for  sinners, 
Outcast  in  the  world  he  made ; 
Lived,  that  in  his  blessed  person 

God's  full  grace  might  be  displayed. 

2  Jesus  died — he  died  for  sinners, 

On  the  cross  he  cried,  "  Forgive  !" 
Died,  that  lost  and  ruined  rebels 
Through  his   precious    blood  might 
live. 

3  Jesus  rose — he  rose  for  sinners, 

Proving  that  the  work  was  done ; 
Sweet  assurance  that  the  Father 
Was  well  pleased  with  his  Son. 

4  Jesus  lives — he  lives  for  sinners, 

High  upon  the  Father's  throne ; 
Liveth,  evermore  to  succor 

Those  who  make  his  love  their  own. 

5  Jesus  loves — he  loveth  sinners, 

Loveth  more  than  tongue  can  say  ; 
Prove  him  now,  accept  his  mercy, 
Turn  not  from  such  love  away. 


630  FOR    INQUIRERS. 

630  Tune—  Rono.  8s  &  6s. 

"The  Son  of  man  is  come  to  seek  and  to  save 
that  which  was  lost." 

Luke  xix.  10. 

JUST  as  thou  art,  without  one  trace 
"      Of  love,  or  joy,  or  inward  grace, 
Or  meetness  for  the  heav'nly  place, 
O  guilty  sinner,  come ! 

2  Burden'd  with   guilt,  wouldst  thou  be 

bless'd  ? 
Trust  not  the  world  ;  it  gives  no  rest : 
Christ  brings  relief  to  hearts  oppress'd: 
O  weary  sinner,  come ! 

3  Come,  leave  thy  burden  at  the  cross ; 
Count  all  thy  gains  but  worthless  dross; 
His  grace  o'erpays  all  earthly  loss : 

O  needy  sinner,  come  ! 

4  Come  hither,  bring  thy  boding  fears, 
Thy  aching  heart,  thy  bursting  tears; 
'Tis  mercy's  voice  salutes  thine  ears  : 

O  trembling  sinner,  come ! 

5  The  Spirit  and  the  Bride  say,  "Come!" 
Let  all  who  hear  re-echo,  "Come!" 

Who  faints,  who  thirsts,  who  will,  may 
come : 
The  Saviour  bids  thee  come  ! 


FOR    INQUIRERS.  63 1 

631  Tune—  Elliot.         8s  &  6s. 

4 'This  is  a  faithful  saying,  and  worthy  of  all 
acceptation,  that  Christ  Jesus  came  into  the 
world  to  save  sinners ;  of  whom  I  am  chief." 
I  Tim.  i.  15. 

TUST  as  I  am — without  one  plea, 
"    But  that  thy  blood  was  shed  for  me, 
And  that  thou  bidst  me  come  to  thee, 
O  Lamb  of  God,  I  come ! 

2  Just  as  I  am — and  waiting  not 
To  rid  my  soul  of  one  dark  blot, 

To  thee  whose  blood  can  cleanse  each 
spot, 

O  Lamb  of  God,  I  come ! 

3  Just  as  I  am — though  toss'd  about, 
With  many  a  conflict,  many  a  doubt, 

"  Fightings  within,  and  fears  without," 
O  Lamb  of  God,  I  come ! 

4  Just  as  I  am — poor,  wretched,  blind, 
Sight,  riches,  healing  of  the  mind, 
Yea,  all  I  need  in  thee  to  find, 

O  Lamb  of  God,  I  come! 

5  Just  as  I  am — thou  wilt  receive, 

Wilt  welcome,  pardon,  cleanse,  relieve, 
And  now  thy  promise  I  believe, 

O  Lamb  of  God,  I  come ! 

6  Just  as  I  am — thy  love  unknown, 
Has  broken  every  barrier  down  : 
Now  to  be  thine,  yea,  thine  alone, 

O  Lamb  of  God,  I  come ! 


632  FOR    INQUIRERS. 

632  Tune—  Even  Me.       8s  &  7s. 

"If  any  man  thirst,  let  him  come  unto  me  and 
drink." 

John  vii.  37. 

IT  ARK!    the    Saviour's    voice    from 
H     heaven 

Speaks  a  pardon  full  and  free ; 
Come,  and  thou  shalt  be  forgiven ; 

Boundless  mercy  flows  for  thee — 
Even  thee ! 

2  See  the  healing  fountain  springing 

From  the  Saviour  on  the  tree ; 
Pardon,  peace  and  cleansing  bringing, 
Lost  one,  loved  one,  'tis  for  thee — 
Even  thee ! 

3  Hear  his  love  and  mercy  speaking, 

"  Come  and  lay  thy  soul  on  Me ; 
Though  thy  heart  for  sin  be  breaking, 
I  have  rest  and  peace  for  thee — 
Even  thee !" 

4  Come,  then,  now — to  Jesus  flying, 

From  thy  sin  and  woe  be  free ; 
Burdened,  guilty,  wounded,  dying, 
Gladly  will  he  welcome  thee — 
Even  thee  ! 

5  Every  sin  shall  be  forgiven, 

Thou,  through  grace,  a  child  shalt  be; 
Child  of  God,  and  heir  of  heaven, 
Yes,  a  mansion  waits  for  thee — 
Even  thee ! 


FOR    INQUIRERS.  63$ 

633  2hnt— Rono.  8s  &  6s. 

44  There  is  none  other  name  under  heaven  given 
among  men,  whereby  we  must  be  saved." 

Acts.  iv.  12. 

ft      TITHY  should  I  wait?    I  can  not  flee 
"      To  other  refuge  than  to  thee, 
And  vile  and  helpless  though  I  be, 
Jesus,  I  come  to  thee. 

2  Why  should  I  wait  ?     I  look  within, 
And  nothing  there  I  see  but  sin ; 
And  thou  alone  canst  make  me  clean. 

Jesus,  I  come  to  thee. 

3  Why  should  I  wait  ?  while  now  to-day, 
I  hear  thy  voice,  in  mercy,  say, 
Sinner !  I'll  wash  thy  sins  away. 

Jesus,  I  come  to  thee. 

4  Why  should  I  wait?     I  must  not  wait; 
To-morrow's  sun  may  be  too  late ; 
And  death  may  seal  my  hapless  state. 

Jesus,  I  come  to  thee. 

5  Why  should  I  wait  ?     O  Lord,  I  plead 
Thy  mercy  in  this  time  of  need, 

And  as  my  hiding-place,  indeed, 
Jesus,  I  come  to  thee. 


634  FOR    INQUIRERS. 

634       Tune — Mendelssohn.  11S&9S. 

44  Look  unto  me,  and  be  ye  saved,  all  the  ends 
of  the  earth." 

Isa.  xlv.  22. 

THERE  is  life  for  a  look  at  the  Cru- 
*      cified  One; 

There  is  life  at  this  moment  for  thee ; 
Then    look,  sinner — look    unto    Him, 
and  be  saved — 
Unto    Him    who  was  nail'd  to  the 
tree. 

2  Oh !  why  was  He  there  as  the  bearer 

of  sin, 

If  on  Jesus  thy  sins  were  not  laid  ? 
Oh !  why  from  His  side  flow'd  the  sin- 
cleansing  blood, 

If  His  dying  thy  debt  has  not  paid? 

3  It  is   not  thy   tears  of  repentance   or 

prayers, 
But  the  blood  that  atones   for   the 

soul: 
On  Him,  then,  who  shed  it  thou  mayest 

at  once 
Thy  weight  of  iniquities  roll. 

4  We  are  heal'd  by  His  stripes — would'st 

thou  add  to  the  word  ? 
And  He  is  our  righteousness  made  : 
The  bless'd  robe  of  heaven    He   bids 

thee  put  on : 
Oh  !  could'st  thou  be  better  array'd  ? 


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FOR    INQUIRERS.  635 

5  Then  doubt  not   thy  welcome,  since 
God  has  declared, 
There  remaineth  no  more  to  be  done; 
That  once  in  the  end  of  the  world  He 
appear'd, 
And  completed  the  work  he  begun. 

(J35       Tune — Shining  Shore.   8s  &  7s. 

"  Greater  love  hath  no  man  than  this,  that  a 
man  lay  down  his  life  for  his  friends." 

John  xv.  13. 

I'VE   found   a    Friend;    oh,    such   a 
*     Friend ! 

He  loved  me  ere  I  knew  Him; 
He  drew  me  with  the  cords  of  love, 

And  thus  He  bound  me  to  Him. 
And  round  my  heart  still  closely  twine 

Those  ties  which  nought  can  sever, 
For  I  am  His,  and  He  is  mine, 

For  ever  and  for  ever. 

2  I've  found  a  Friend:  oh,  such  a  Friend! 

He  bled,  He  died  to  save  me  ; 
And  not  alone  the  gift  of  life, 

But  His  own  self  He  gave  me. 
Nought  that  I  have  my  own  I  call, 

I  hold  it  for  the  Giver : 
My  heart,  my  strength,  my  life,  myall, 

Are  His,  and  His  for  ever. 


6$6  FOR    INQUIRERS. 

3  I've  found  a  Friend;  oh,  such  a  Friend! 

All  power  to  Him  is  given, 
To  guard  me  on  my  onward  course, 

And  bring  me  safe  to  heaven. 
Th*  eternal  glories  gleam  afar, 

To  nerve  my  faint  endeavor : 
So  now  to  watch,  to  work,  to  war, 

And  then  to  restr  for  ever ! 

636  Tune—  Meribah.     L.  C.  M. 

"  I  am  the  door :  by  me  if  any  man  enter  in,  he 
shall  be  saved." 

John  x.  9. 

THE  door  of  mercy's  open  still, 

*      And  Jesus  cries — "  Whoever  will, 

By  Me  may  enter  in  : 
I  am  the  Door,  and  I  have  died, 
Salvation's  door  to  open  wide, 

For  sinners  dead  in  sin." 

2  Then  if  the  door  is  opened  wide, 
And  none  were  ever  yet  denied 

Who  sought  to  enter  in, 
Oh !  could  the  very  weakest  say, 
"  I'm  trying  hard  to  find  the  way, 

But  can  not  get  within  ?" 

3  Oh,  no ;  for  through  this  open  door 
Are  countless  numbers  seen  to  pour, 

Of  sinners  great  and  small ; 
And  what  Christ  opens  none  can  close, 
Or  send  away  the  one  that  goes 

Obedient  to  the  call. 


FOR    INQUIRERS.  637 

4  Come,  saying,  "  Lord,  I'm  very  weak, 
And  could  not  now  thy  blessing  seek, 

Unless  thou  soughtest  me; 
But,  drawn  by  that  inviting  word, 
Which  I  have  often  read  and  heard, 

I  cast  myself  on  thee." 

637  Tune—  Cappadocia.    C.  P.  M. 

"God  so  loved  the  world,  that  He  gave  His  only 
begotten  Son,  that  whosoever  believeth  in 
Him  should  not  perish,  but  have  everlasting 
life." 

John  iii.  16. 

LORD,  thou  hast  won,  at  length  I 
yield : 
My  heart,  by  mighty  grace  compell'd, 

Surrenders  all  to  thee ; 
Against  thy  terrors  long  I  strove, 
But  who  can  stand  against  thy  love? 
Love  conquers  even  me. 

2  If  thou  hadst  bid  thy  thunders  roll, 
And  lightnings  flash,  to  blast  my  soul, 

I  still  had  stubborn  been ; 
But  mercy  has  my  heart  subdued, 
A  bleeding  Saviour  I  have  view'd, 

And  now  I  hate  my  sin. 

3  Now,  Lord,  I  would  be  thine  alone, 
Come,  take  possession  of  thine  own, 

For  thou  hast  set  me  free ; 


6$&  FOR    INQUIRERS. 

Released  from  Satan's  hard  command, 
See  all  my  members  waiting  stand 
To  be  employ'd  by  thee. 

638  Tune — Hamburg.  L.  M. 

"A  friend  of  publicans  and  sinners." 

Matt.  xi.  19. 

JESUS,  the  sinner's  Friend,  to  thee, 
*      Lost  and  undone,  for  aid  I  flee ; 
Weary  of  earth,  myself,  and  sin, 
Open  thine  arms  and  take  me  in. 

2  Pity  and  save  my  ruined  soul ; 

Tis  thou  alone  canst  make  me  whole ; 
Dark,  till  in  me  thine  image  shine, 
And  lost  I  am,  till  thou  art  mine. 

3  At  last  I  own  it  can  not  be 
That  I  should  fit  myself  for  thee  : 
Here,  then,  to  thee  I  all  resign; 
Thine  is  the  work,  and  only  thine. 

4  What  can  I  say  thy  grace  to  move  ? 
Lord,  I  am  sin — but  thou  art  love : 

I  give  up  every  plea  beside, 

Lord,  I  am  lost — but  thou  hast  died ! 


FOR    INQUIRERS.  639 

639  Tunc— Toplady.  7s. 

"Ho,  every  one  that  thirsteth,  come  ye  to  the 

waters,  and  he  that  hath  no  money;  come  ye, 

buy,  and  eat;  yea,  come,  buy  wine  and  milk 

without  money  and  without  price." 

Isa.  lv.  i. 
FROM  the  cross  uplifted  high, 
-■■      Where  the  Saviour  deigns  to  die, 
What  melodious  sounds  I  hear, 
Bursting  on  my  ravish'd  ear ! 
Love's  redeeming  work  is  done ; 
Come  and  welcome,  sinner,  come. 

2  Sprinkled  now  with  blood  the  throne, 
Why  beneath  thy  burdens  groan  ? 
On  my  pierced  body  laid, 

Justice  owns  the  ransom  paid. 
Bow  the  knee,  and  kiss  the  Son ; 
Come  and  welcome,  sinner,  come. 

3  Spread  for  thee  the  festal  board, 
See  with  richest  dainties  stored ; 
To  thy  Father's  bosom  press'd, 
Yet  again  a  child  confess'd, 
Never  from  His  house  to  roam, 
Come  and  welcome,  sinner,  come. 

4  Soon  the  days  of  life  shall  end; 
Lo,  I  come,  your  Saviour,  Friend, 
Safe  your  spirit  to  convey 

To  the  realms  of  endless  day. 

Up  to  My  eternal  home, 

Come  and  welcome,  sinner,  come. 


640  FOR   INQUIRERS. 

640  Tune — Hartel.  L.  M. 

" Behold,  I  stand  at  the  door  and  knock." 

Rev.  iii.  20. 

DEHOLD  a  Stranger  at  the  door! 
**     He   gently   knocks,  has  knocked 

before ; 
Has  waited  long,  is  waiting  still : 
You  treat  no  other  friend  so  ill. 

2  But  will  He  prove  a  friend  indeed  ? 
He  will — the  very  friend  you  need : 
The  Friend  of  sinners,  yes,  'tis  He, 
With  garments  dyed  at  Calvary. 

3  O  lovely  attitude  !  He  stands 
With  melting  heart  and  open  hands : 
O  matchless  kindness !  and  He  shows 
This  matchless  kindness  to  His  foes ! 

4  Admit  Him !  ere  His  anger  burn, 
Lest  He  depart,  and  ne'er  return : 
Admit  Him !  or  the  hour's  at  hand 
When  at  His  door  denied  you'll  stand : 

5  Admit  Him !  for  the  human  breast 
Ne'er  entertained  so  kind  a  guest : 
No  mortal  tongue  their  joys  can  tell, 
With  whom  He  condescends  to  dwell. 


FOR   INQUIRERS.  64* 

g41  Tune — Hemans.  7s. 

"Entreat  me  not  to  leave  thee,  or  to  return  from 
following  after  thee." 

Ruth  i.  16. 

DEOPLE  of  the  living  God, 

*      I  have  sought  the  world  around, 

Paths  of  sin  and  sorrow  trod, 

Peace  and  comfort  no  where  found : 
Now  to  you  my  spirit  turns, 

Turns  a  fugitive  unbless'd; 
Brethren,  where  your  altar  burns, 

O !  receive  me  into  rest. 

2  Lonely,  I  no  longer  roam, 

Like  the  cloud,  the  wind,  the  wave; 
Where  you  dwell  shall  be  my  home, 

Where  you  die  shall  be  my  grave ; 
Mine  the  God  whom  you  adore, 

Your  Redeemer  shall  be  mine ; 
Earth  can  fill  my  soul  no  more, 

Every  idol  I  resign. 

3  Tell  me  not  of  gain  or  loss, 

Ease,  enjoyment,  pomp  or  power ; 
Welcome  poverty  and  cross, 

Shame,  reproach,  affliction's  hour : 
"  Follow  me;"  I  know  thy  voice; 

Jesus,  Lord,  thy  steps  I  see ; 
Now  I  take  thy  yoke,  by  choice ; 

Light  thy  burden  now  to  me. 
41 


642  FOR   INQUIRERS. 

642  Tune — Scotland.  12s. 

"In  whom  we  have  redemption  through  His 
blood,  the  forgiveness  of  sins,  according  to  the 
riches  of  His  grace." 

Eph.  i.  7. 

THE  voice  of  free  grace  cries,  Escape 

4      to  the  mountain, 

For  Adam's  lost  race  Christ  hath  opened 

a  fountain : 
For  sin,  and  transgression,  and  every 

pollution, 
His  blood  flows  most  freely  in  streams 

of  salvation. 
Hallelujah  to   the    Lamb,  who  has 

purchased  our  pardon : 
We  will  praise   Him  again  when  we 

pass  over  Jordan. 

2  Now  glory  to  God  in  the  highest  is 

given, 
Now   glory    to    God   is  re-echoed  in 

heaven : 
Around  the  whole  earth  let  us  tell  the 

glad  story, 
And  sing  of  his  love,  his  salvation  and 

glory. 
Hallelujah  to  the  Lamb,  &c. 

3  O  Jesus,  ride  on,  thy  kingdom  is  glo- 

rious, 
O'er  sin,  death  and  hell,  thou  wilt  make 
us  victorious : 


FOR   INQUIRERS.  643 

Thy  name  shall  be  praised  in  the  great 

congregation, 
And   saints   shall    delight  in  ascribing 

salvation. 
Hallelujah  to  the  Lamb,  &c. 

4  When  on  Sion  we  stand,  having  gained 
the  bless'd  shore, 
With  our  harps  in   our  hands,  we  will 

praise  evermore ; 
We'll  range  the  bless'd   fields  on  the 

banks  of  the  river, 
And  sing  Hallelujah  for  ever  and  ever. 
Hallelujah  to  the  Lamb,  &c. 

643         Tune — Reception.    7s,  6s  &  8s. 
"This  Man  receiveth  sinners." 

Luke  xv.  2. 

ctTHIS  Man  receiveth  sinners:" 
*     "  This  Man — and  who  was  He  ? 

Beneath  a  servant's  humble  form, 
"  God  manifest "  we  see. 

2  "  This  Man  receiveth  sinners  :" 

My  soul,  put  in  thy  claim  ; 
For  surely  thou  must  own  that  this 
Alone  can  be  thy  name. 

3  "  This  Man  receiveth  sinners :" 

Sweet  thought  for  such  as  me ! 
For  then  He  will  not  cast  me  out, 
All  filthy  though  I  be. 


644  FOR   INQUIRERS. 

4  "This  Man  receiveth  sinners;" 

Yea,  bids  them  freely  come; 
He  meets  the  guilty  prodigal, 
And  safely  guides  him  home. 

5  "  This  Man  receiveth  sinners  :" 

The  saints  in  heaven  above 
Shall  own  that  they  are  sinners  saved 
By  free,  forgiving  love. 

(J44        Tune — Angelic  Host.   8s  &  7s. 
"  We  love  Him  because  He  first  loved  us.'' 

I  John  iv.  19. 

]\JOW,  oh,  joy  !   my  sins  are  pardon'd, 
■^      Now  I  can,  and  do  believe; 
All  I  have,  and  am,  and  shall  be, 

To  my  precious  Lord  I  give; 
He  disturbed  my  deathly  slumbers, 

He  dispersed  my  soul's  dark  night; 
Whisper'd    peace,    and    drew    me    to 
Him— 

Made  Himself  my  chief  delight. 

2  Let  the  babe  forget  its  mother, 

Let  the  bridegroom  slight  his  bride ; 
True  to  Him,  I'll  love  none  other, 

Cleaving  closely  to  His  side. 
Jesus,  hear  my  soul's  confession, 

Weak  am  I,  but  strength  is  thine, 
On  thine  arms  for  strength  and  succor 

Calmly  may  my  soul  recline. 


FOR    INQUIRERS.  645 

645  Tune — Andrews.  8s. 

M Lord,  I  believe;  help  thou  mine  unbelief." 

Mark  ix.  24. 

\U  E  speak  of  the  mercy  of  God, 
" "     So  boundless,  so  rich,  and  so  free ! 
But  what  will  it  profit  my  soul, 
Unless  'tis  relied  on  by  me  ? 

2  We  speak  of  salvation  and  love, 

By  the  Father  in  Jesus  made  known ; 
But  if  I  would  live  unto  God, 
By  faith  I  must  make  it  my  own. 

3  We  speak  of  the  Saviour's  dear  name, 

By  which  God  can  sinners  receive ; 
Yet  still  I  am  lost  and  undone, 
Unless  in  that  name  I  believe. 

4  We  speak  of  the  blood  of  the  Lamb, 

Which  frees   from  pollution  and  sin ; 
But  its  virtues  by  me  must  be  proved, 
Or  I  shall  be  ever  unclean. 

5  We  speak  of  the  glory  to  come, 

Of  the  heaven  so  bright  and  so  fair; 
But  unless  I  in  Jesus  believe, 
I  shall  not,  I  can  not  be  there. 


646  FOR   INQUIRERS. 

646  Tune — Arlington.  C.  M. 

"Jesus,  thou  Son  of  David,  have  mercy  on  me.'* 

Mark  x.  47. 

A  PPROACH,  my  soiil,  the  mercy-seat 
■**     Were  Jesus  answers  prayer; 
There  humbly  fall  before  His  feet, 
For  none  can  perish  there. 

2  Thy  promise  is  my  only  plea, 

With  this  I  venture  nigh : 
Thou  callest  burden'd  souls  to  thee, 
And  such,  O  Lord,  am  I. 

3  Bow'd  down  beneath  a  load  of  sin, 

By  Satan  sorely  press'd : 
By  war  without,  and  fears  within, 
I  come  to  thee  for  rest. 

4  Be  thou  my  shield  and  hiding-place ! 

That,  shelter'd  near  thy  side, 
I  may  my  fierce  accuser  face , 
And  tell  him  thou  hast  died. 

5  Oh,  wondrous  love !  to  bleed  and  die, 

To  bear  the  cross  and  shame, 
That  guilty  sinners,  such  as  I, 
Might  plead  thy  gracious  name. 

6  "  Poor  tempest-beaten  soul,  be  still, 

My  promised  grace  receive :" 
,rPis  Jesus  speaks — I  must,  I  will, 
I  can,  I  do  believe. 


,       u 


FOR    INQUIRERS.  647 

647  Tune — Penitent.  L.  M. 


T"Have  mercy  upon  me,  0  God,  according  to  thy 
fc  loving  kindness ;  according  unto    the   multi- 
tude of  thy  tender  mercies  blot  out  my  trans- 
gressions." 

Ps.  li.  1. 

CHOW  pity,  Lord  !    O  Lord,  forgive  ! 
M     Let  a  repenting  rebel  live ; 
Are  not  thy  mercies  large  and  free  ? 
May  not  a  sinner  trust  in  thee  ? 

2  O,  wash  my  soul  from  every  sin, 

And  make  my  guilty  conscience  clean; 
Here  on  my  heart  the  burden  lies, 
And  past  offenses  pain  mine  eyes. 

3  My  lips  with  shame  my  sins  confess, 
Against  thy  law,  against  thy  grace ; 
Lord,  should  thy  judgments  grow  severe, 
I  am  condemned,  but  thou  art  clear. 

4  Should   sudden    vengeance    seize   my 

breath, 
I  must  pronounce  thee  just  in  death; 
And  if  my  soul  were  sent  to  hell, 
Thy  righteous  law  approves  it  well. 

5  Yet  save  a  trembling  sinner,  Lord, 
Whose  hope,  still  hovering  round  thy 

word, 
Would  light  on   some  sweet   promise 

there, 
Some  sure  support  against  despair. 


648  FOR   INQUIRERS. 

(}48  Tune — Aletta.  7  s. 

"The  Master  is  come  and  calleth  for  thee." 

John  xi.  28. 

AMI  called  ?  and  can  it  be ! 
-**     Has  my  Saviour  chosen  me  ? 
Guilty,  wretched  as  I  am, 
Has  he  named  my  worthless  name  ? 
Vilest  of  the  vile  am  I, 
Dare  I  raise  my  hopes  so  high  ? 

2  Am  I  called  ?  I  dare  not  stay, 
May  not,  must  not  disobey; 
Here,  I  lay  me  at  thy  feet, 
Clinging  to  the  mercy-seat ; 
Thine  I  am,  and  thine  alone, 
Lord,  with  me  thy  will  be  done. 

3  Am  I  called  ?  what  shall  I  bring, 
As  an  offering  to  my  King  ? 
Poor  and  blind,  and  naked,  I, 
Trembling  at  thy  footstool,  lie ; 
Nought  but  sin  I  call  my  own, 
Nor  for  sin  can  sin  atone. 

4  Am  I  called  ?  an  heir  of  God ! 
Washed,  redeemed  by  precious  blood! 
Father,  lead  me  in  thy  hand, 

Guide  me  to  that  better  land, 
Where  my  soul  shall  be  at  rest, 
Pillowed  on  my  Saviour's  breast. 


FOR    INQUIRERS.  649 

649  Time — Edmeston.         C.  M. 

44 Father,  forgive  them;  for  they  know  not  what 

they  do." 

Luke  xxiii.  34. 

T  N  evil  long  I  took  delight, 
■*■     Unawed  by  shame  or  fear; 
Till  a  new  object  struck  my  sight, 
And  stopped  my  wild  career. 

2  I  saw  one  hanging  on  a  tree, 

In  agonies  and  blood ; 
Who  fixed  his  languid  eyes  on  me, 
As  near  his  cross  I  stood. 

3  Sure,  never  to  my  latest  breath, 

Can  I  for*,  et  that  look ; 
It  seemed  to  charge  me  with  his  death, 
Though  not  a  word  He  spoke. 

4  My   conscience   felt,    and   owned  the 

guilt, 
And  plunged  me  in  despair; 
I  saw  my  sins  his  blood  had  spilt, 
And  helped  to  nail  Him  there. 

5  Alas  !  I  knew  not  what  I  did, 

But  now  my  tears  are  vain ; 
Where  shall  my  trembling  soul  be  hid  ? 
For  I  the  Lord  have  slain. 

6  A  second  look  He  gave,  which  said, 

"  I  freely  all  forgive ; 
This  blood  is  for  thy  ransom  paid ; 
I  die,  that  thou  mayst  live." 


p 


650  FOR    INQUIRERS. 

650    Tune — Suffering  Saviour.  CM. 

"I  live  by  the  faith  of  the  Son  of  God,  who  loved 
me,  and  gave  Himself  for  me." 

Gal.  ii.  20. 


A  LAS  !  and  did  my  Saviour  bleed  ? 
•*\     And  did  my  Sov'reign  die  ? 
Would  he  devote  that  sacred  head 
For  such  a  worm  as  I  ? 


2  Was  it  for  crimes  that  I  have  done 

He  groaned  upon  the  tree  ? 
Amazing  pity !  grace  unknown ! 
And  love  beyond  degree ! 

3  Well  might  the  sun  in  darkness  hide, 

And  shut  his  glories  in, 
When  Christ,  the  mighty  Maker,  died, 
For  man,  the  creature's  sin. 

4  Thus  might  I  hide  my  blushing  face 

While  his  dear  cross  appears ; 

Dissolve  my  heart  in  thankfulness, 

And  melt  mine  eyes  to  tears. 

5  But  drops  of  grief  can  ne'er  repay 

The  debt  of  love  I  owe : 
Here,  Lord,  I  give  myself  away — 
'Tis  all  that  I  can  do. 


FOR    INQUIRERS.  651 

651  Tune— Salvation.         C.  M. 

"And  so  will  I  go  in  unto  the  King." 

Esther  iv.  1 

pOME,    humble    sinner,    in    whose 
^     breast 

A  thousand  thoughts  revolve ; 
Come,    with   your  guilt   and   fear  op- 
pressed, 

And  make  this  last  resolve : 

2  I'll  go  to  Jesus,  though  my  sin 

High  as  a  mountain  rose; 
His  blessed  courts  I'll  enter  in 
Whatever  may  oppose. 

3  I  will  the  gracious  King  approach, 

Whose  sceptre  pardon  gives ; 
The  sinner's  faith  commands  a  touch, 
He  simply  looking  Jives. 

4  No    boasted    works,    nor    tears,    nor 

prayers, 
Wrill  I  before  Him  bring; 
His  righteousness  my  suit  insures, 
To  this  alone  I'll  cling. 

5  And  clinging  thus,  I  have  a  plea 

Which  can  not  be  denied ; 
This  Kingly  One,  to  set  me  free, 
Himself  was  crucified. 

6  I  can  not  perish  if  I  go, 

I  am  resolved  to  try ; 
For,  if  I  stay  away,  I  know 
I  must  forever  die. 


652  FOR   THE    IMPENITENT. 


For  the  Impenitent 


652  Time — Belmont.     8s,  7s  &  4s. 

44  While  we  were  yet  sinners  Christ  died  for  us." 

Rom.  v.  8. 

COME,  ye  sinners,  poor  and  wretched, 
Weak  and  wounded,  sick  and  sore; 
Jesus  ready  stands  to  save  you, 
Full  of  mercy,  joined  with  power. 

He  is  able, 
He  is  willing ;  doubt  no  more. 

2  O  ye  needy,  come  and  welcome, 

God's  free  bounty  glorify ; 
True  belief  and  true  repentance, 
Every  grace  that  brings  us  nigh, 

Without  money, 
Come  to  Jesus  Christ  and  buy. 

3  Let  not  conscience  make  you  linger, 

Nor  of  fitness  fondly  dream  ; 
All  the  fitness  he  requireth 
Is  to  feel  your  need  of  Him. 

This  He  gives  you  ; 
'Tis  the  Spirit's  rising  beam. 


FOR    THE    IMPENITENT.  653 

4  Come,  ye  weary,  heavy  laden, 

Lost  and  ruined  by  the  fall ; 
If  you  tarry  till  you're  better, 
You  will  never  come  at  all. 

Not  the  righteous, 
Sinners  Jesus  came  to  call. 

5  Lo,  the  incarnate  God,  ascended, 

Pleads  the  merit  of  His  blood : 
Venture  on  Him,  venture  wholly, 
Let  no  other  trust  intrude ; 

None  but  Jesus 
Can  do  helpless  sinners  good. 

653  Tune— Gerar.  S.  M. 

"Come,  for  all  things  are  now  ready." 

Luke  xiv.  17. 

4  c  4  LL  things  are  ready  " — come, 
^     Come  to  the  supper  spread ; 

Come,   rich  and  poor,   come,  old  and 
young, 
Come,  and  be  richly  fed. 

2  "  All  things  are  ready  " — come  ; 

The  invitation's  given 
Through  Him  who  now  in  glory  sits 
At  God's  right  hand  in  heaven. 

3  "  All  things  are  ready  " — come  ; 

The  door  is  open  wide ; 
Oh,  feast  upon  the  love  of  God, 
For  Christ,  His  Son,  has  died! 


654  FOR   THE    IMPENITENT. 

4  "  All  things  are  ready  " — come, 

All  hindrance  is  removed ; 
And  God,  in  Christ,  His  precious  love 
To  fallen  man  has  proved. 

5  "  All  things  are  ready  " — come, 

To-morrow  may  not  be ; 
O  sinner,  come,  the  Saviour  waits 
This  hour  to  welcome  thee. 

(}54  Tune — Caparia.     8s,  7s  &  7s. 

".The  Son  of  man  is  come  to  save  that  which 
was  lost." 

Matt,  xviii.  n. 

CEE  the  Saviour  !  sinners  slew  Him, 
^     Yet  for  sinners  He  was  slain ; 
Sinners  now  are  welcome  to  Him; 

Such  compose  the  Saviour's  train : 
Sinners,  ransomed  by  His  blood, 
Sinners,  reconciled  to  God  I 

2  See  the  holy  Victim  suff  ring, 

Sinners,  here's  a  sight  for  you ! 
Here's  an  all-sufficient  ofTring ; 

O  beHeve  the  record  true ! 
See  the  Lamb  for  sinners  slain ; 
Every  other  hope  is  vain. 

3  'Tis  a  true  and  joyful  saying, 

Jesus  came  to  save  the  lost ; 
Grace  and  truth  at  once  displaying, 

God  the  Saviour,  true  and  just : 
Sinners,  hear  His  gracious  voice, 
In  His  saving  work  rejoice. 


FOR    THE    IMPENITENT.  655 

655  Tune—  Rindge.  C.  M. 

44  As  Jesus  sat  at  meat  in  the  house,  behold, 
many  publicans  and  sinners  came  and  sat 
down  with  Him  and  His  disciples." 

Matt.  ix.  10. 

T  ET  every  mortal  ear  attend, 
■M     And  every  heart  rejoice ; 
The  trumpet  of  the  gospel  sounds 
With  an  inviting  voice. 

2  Ho  !  all  ye  hungry,  starving  souls, 

That  feed  upon  the  wind, 
And  vainly  strive  with  earthly  toys 
To  fill  an  empty  mind ! 

3  Eternal  Wisdom  has  prepared 

A  soul-reviving  feast, 
And  bids  your  longing  appetites 
The  rich  provision  taste. 

4  Ho !  ye  that  pant  for  living  streams, 

And  pine  away  and  die ! 
Here   you    may    quench    your   raging 
thirst 
With  springs  that  never  dry. 

5  Rivers  of  love  and  mercy,  here, 

In  a  rich  ocean  join ; 
Salvation  in  abundance  flows, 
Like  floods  of  milk  and  wine. 

6  The  happy  gates  of  gospel-grace 

Stand  open  night  and  day  : 
Lord !  we  are  come  to  seek  supplies, 
And  drive  our  wants  away. 


656  FOR   THE    IMPENITENT. 

656  Tune— Melody.  C.  M. 

"  Whosoever  drinketh  of  the  water  that  I  shall 
give  him  shall  never  thirst." 

John  iv.  14. 

THE  Saviour  calls;  let  every  ear 
*      Attend  the  heavenly  sound ; 
Ye  doubting  souls,  dismiss  your  fear; 
Hope  smiles  reviving  round. 

2  For  every  thirsty,  longing  heart, 

Here  streams  of  bounty  flow, 
And  life,  and  health,  and  bliss  impart, 
To  banish  mortal  woe. 

3  Ye  sinners,  come  ;  'tis  mercy's  voice ; 

That  gracious  voice  obey ; 
Tis  Jesus  calls  to  heavenly  joys; 
And  can  you  yet  delay  ? 

4  Dear  Saviour,  draw  reluctant  hearts  ; 

To  thee  let  sinners  fly, 
And  take  the  bliss  thy  love  imparts, 
And  drink,  and  never  die. 

657  Tune—  Harwich.  H.  M. 
"  And  yet  there  is  room." 

Luke  xiv.  22. 

44VE  dying  sons  of  men, 

■*■      Immersed  in  sin  and  woe, 

The  Gospel  calls  again, 
Its  message  is  to  you : 

Ye  perishing  and  guilty,  come, 

In  mercy's  arms  there  yet  is  room. 


FOR   THE    IMPENITENT.  657 

2  "  No  longer  now  delay, 

Nor  vain  excuses  frame. 
Christ  bids  you  come  to-day, 

The  poor,  and  blind,  and  lame : 
All  things  are  ready,  sinners,  come, 
In  mercy's  arms  there  yet  is  room. 

3  "  Compelled  by  bleeding  love, 

Ye  wandering  souls  draw  near, 
He  calls  you  from  above, 

His  melting  accents  hear : 
Oh !  whosoever  will,  may  come, 
In  mercy's  arms  there  yet  is  room." 

658  Tune — Horeb.         7s  &  6s. 

44  How  shall  escape  if  we  neglect  so  great  sal- 
vation." 


B* 


Heb.  ii.  2. 

ALVATION!  oh,  salvation ! 
Endearing,  precious  sound ! 
Shout,  shout  the  word  "  Salvation  " 

To  earth's  remotest  bound. 
Salvation  for  the  guilty, 

Salvation  for  the  lost, 
Salvation  for  the  wretched, 

The  sad  and  sorrow-toss'd. 

Salvation  for  the  aged, 
Salvation  for  the  young, 

Salvation  e'en  for  children, 
Proclaim  with  joyful  tongue; 
42 


658  FOR   THE    IMPENITENT. 

Salvation  for  the  wealthy, 

Salvation  for  the  poor, 
Salvation  for  the  lowly, 

E'en  life  for  evermore. 

3  Salvation  without  money, 

Salvation  without  price, 
Salvation  without  labor, 

Believing  doth  suffice ; 
Salvation  now — this  moment ! 

Then  why,  oh  !  why  delay  ? 
You  may  not  see  to-morrow ; 

Now  is  salvation's  day  ! 

659  Tune— Gerar.  S.  M. 

44  And  they  all  with  one  consent  began  to  make 
excuse." 

Luke  xiv.  18. 

4  l  A  LL  things  are  ready  " — come, 
^*     O  make  no  vain  excuse; 

No  yoke  of  oxen,  wife,  or  field, 
Instead  of  Jesus  choose. 

2  "  All  things  are  ready  " — now, 

*Tis  God  who  bids  you  come ; 
Bring   in  the   poor,    the  maimed,  the 
blind— 
Tis  done — and  yet  there's  room. 

3  "  All  things  are  ready  " — come, 

Come  all,  both  bad  and  good ; 

The  best  and  worst  both  need  alike 

The  Saviour's  cleansing  blood. 


FOR   THE    IMPENITENT.  659 

4  "  All  things  are  ready  " — come, 

And  taste  God's  love  so  free; 
See,  mercy's  door  stands  open  wide 
For  all  who  needy  be. 

5  "  All  things  are  ready  " — come, 

Nor  pass  that  open  door ; 
Too  late  you  may  an  entrance  seek, 
Too  late  your  loss  deplore. 

6  "  All  things  are  ready  "—come, 

God  calls  you  by  His  grace ! 

O  turn  not  from  his  offered  love, 

But  seek  e'en  now  His  face. 

660  Tune — Aletta.  7  s. 

M  I  will  take  away  the  stony  heart  out  of  your 
flesh,  and  I  will  give  you  a  heart  of  flesh." 

Ezek.  xxxvi.  26. 

TTEART  of  stone,  relent,  relent! 
"     Break,  by  Jesus'  cross  subdued ; 
See  his  body  mangled,  rent, 

Covered  with  his  flowing  blood : 
Sinful  soul,  what  hast  thou  done ! 
Crucified  th'  incarnate  Son ! 

2  Yes :  thy  sins  have  done  the  deed, 

Driv'n  the  nails  that  fixed  him  there, 
Crowned  with  thorns  his  sacred  head, 

Pierced  him  with  the  cruel  spear, 
Made  his  soul  a  sacrifice, 
While  for  sinful  man  he  dies. 


660  FOR   THE    IMPENITENT. 

3  Wilt  thou  let  him  bleed  in  vain  ? 

Still  to  death  thy  Lord  pursue  ? 
Open  all  his  wounds  again, 

And  the  shameful  cross  renew  ? 
No :  with  all  my  sins  I'll  part : 
Break,  oh,  break,  my  bleeding  heart ! 

ggl  Tune — Rockbridge.         L.  M. 

"Turn  you  to  the  stronghold,  ye  prisoners  of 
hope." 

Zech.  ix.  12. 

PRISONERS  of  sin  and  Satan,  too, 
*■      The   Saviour  calls — He   calls  for 

you — 
Ye  who  have  sold  yourselves  for  nought, 
Jesus  your  liberty  has  bought. 

z  The  great  Redeemer  lived  and  died, 
The  Prince  of  Life  was  crucified  ; 
He  shed  his  own  most  precious  blood, 
To  ransom  guilty  souls  for  God. 

3  He  came  to  set  the  captive  free; 
He  came  to  publish  liberty ; 

To  bind  the  broken-hearted  up, 
And  give  despairing  sinners  hope. 

4  Prisoners  of  hope,  why  will  you  die  ? 
Why  from  the  only  refuge  fly  ? 
Jesus,  our  hiding-place  and  tower, 
Invites  the  guilty  and  the  poor. 


FOR    THE    IMPENITENT.  66l 

5   He  came  to  comfort  those  that  mourn, 
He  sweetly  says  to  sinners,  Turn ! 
Prisoners  of  hope,  his  voice  attend, 
Nor  slight  the  calls  of  such  a  friend. 

662  Tune — Calvary.    8s,  7s  &  4s. 

t'Who  hath  believed  our  report"?  and  to  whom  is 
the  arm  of  the  Lord  revealed1?" 

Isa.  liii.  1. 

OINNERS,  will  ye  scorn  the  message 
^     Sent  in  mercy  from  above  ? 
Every  sentence,  O  how  tender! 

Every  line  is  full  of  love; 
Listen  to  it — 

Every  line  is  full  of  love. 

2  Hear  the  heralds  of  the  gospel, 

News  from  Sion's  King  proclaim 
To  each  rebel  sinner — "pardon, 
Free  forgiveness  in  His  name :" 

How  important ! 
Free  forgiveness  in  His  name. 

3  Who  hath  our  report  believed  ? 

Who  received  the  joyful  word  ? 
Who  embraced  the  news  of  pardon 
Offered  to  you  by  the  Lord  ? 

Can  you  slight  it, 
Offered  to  you  by  the  Lord  ? 


662  FOR   THE    IMPENITENT. 

fig3  Tune — Minnesota.  8s,  7s  &  4s. 

"Come,  now,  and  let  us  reason  together,  saith 
the  Lord ;  though  your  sins  be  as  scarlet,  they 
shall  be  as  white  as  snow ;  though  they  be 
red  like  crimson,  they  shall  be  as  wool." 

Isa.  i.  18. 

CINNERS,  we  are  sent  to  bid  you 
^     To  the  gospel-feast  to-day; 
Will  you  slight  the  invitation  ? 

Will  you,  can  you,  yet  delay  ? 
Jesus  calls  you ; 

Come,  poor  sinners,  come  away. 

2  Come,  O  !  come,  all  things  are  ready, 

Bread  to  strengthen,  wine   to  cheer : 
If  you  spurn  this  blood-bought  banquet, 
Sinners,  can  your  souls  appear 

Guests  in  heaven, 
Scorning  heaven's  rich  bounty  here? 

3  Even  now  the  Holy  Spirit 

Moves  upon  some  melting  heart, 
Pleads  a  bleeding  Saviour's  merit : 
Sinner,  will  you  say  "  depart  ?" 

Wretched  sinner, 
Can  you  bid  your  God  depart  ? 

4  What  are  all  earth's  dearest  pleasures, 

Were  they  more  than  tongue  could 
tell  ? 
What  are  all  its  boasted  treasures, 


FOR   THE    IMPENITENT.  66$ 

To  a  soul  once  sunk  in  hell  ? 

Treasure !  pleasure ! 
No  such  sounds  are  heard  in  hell. 

5   Fly,  O  !  fly  ye  to  the  mountain, 
Linger  not  in  all  the  plain ; 
Leave  this  Sodom  of  corruption, 
Turn  not,  look  not  back  again ; 

Fly  to  Jesus, 
Linger  not  in  all  the  plain. 

664  Tune— Brest.      8s,  7s  &  4s. 

"WhosoeveT  was  not  found  written  in  the  book 
of  life  was  cast  into  the  lake  of  fire." 

Rev.  xx.  15. 

CEE  the  eternal  Judge  descending, 
^  View  him  seated  on  his  throne : 
Now,  poor  sinner,  now  lamenting, 

Stand  and  hear  thy  awful  doom ; 
Trumpets  call  thee, 

Stand  and  hear  thy  awful  doom. 

2  "  Yonder  sits  the  slighted  Saviour, 
With  the  marks  of  dying  love; 
O  that  I  had  sought  his  favor 
When  I  felt  his  Spirit  move; 

Golden  moments, 
When  I  felt  his  Spirit  move." 


664  FOR    THE    IMPENITENT. 

3  Now,  despisers,  look  and  wonder ; 
Hope  and  sinners  here  must  part : 
Louder  than  a  peal  of  thunder, 

Hear  the  dreadful   sound,  "  depart  !" 

Lost  for  ever, 
Hear  the  dreadful  sound,  "  depart !" 

665  Tune — Pleyel's  Hymn.         7s. 

" 1  saw  a  great  white  throne,  and  Him  that  sat 
on  it,  from  whose  face  the  earth  and  the 
heaven  fled  away." 

Rev.  xx.  11. 

CINNER,  art  thou  still  secure  ? 
^     Wilt  thou  still  refuse  to  pray  ? 
Can  thy  heart  or  hand  endure 
In  the  Lord's  avenging  day  ? 

2  See,  his  mighty  arm  is  bared, 

Awful  terrors  clothe  his  brow  ; 
For  his  judgments  stand  prepared  ; 
Thou  must  either  break  or  bow. 

3  At  his  presence  nature  shakes, 

Earth,  affrighted,  hastes  to  flee; 
Solid  mountains  melt  like  wax, 
What  will  then  become  of  thee  ? 


FOR    THE    IMPENITENT.  665 

666  Tune—  Olive's  Brow.       L.  M. 
44 My  Spirit  shall  not  always  strive  with  man," 

Gen.  vi.  3. 

CAY,  sinner,  hath  a  voice  within 
^     Oft  whispered  to  thy  secret  soul, 
Urged  thee  to  leave  the  ways  of  sin, 
And  yield  thy  heart  to  God's  control  ? 

2  Hath  something  met  thee  in  the  path 

Of  worldliness  and  vanity, 
And  pointed  to  the  coming  wrath, 
And  warned  thee  from  that  wrath  to 
flee? 

3  Sinner,  it  was  a  heavenly  voice ; 

It  was  the  Spirit's  gracious  call; 
it  bade  thee  make  the  better  choice, 
And  haste  to  seek  in  Christ  thine  all. 

4  Spurn  not  the  call  to  life  and  light ; 

Regard  in  time  the  warning  kind ; 
That  call  thou  mayst  not  always  slight, 
And  yet  the  gate  of  mercy  find. 

667  Tune—  Philips.  C.  M. 
44 1  will  arise  and  go  to  my  Father." 

Luke  xv.  iS. 

"DETURN,  O  wand'rer,  to  thy  home, 
*•     Thy  Father  calls  for  thee; 
No  longer  now  an  exile  roam, 
In  guilt  and  misery. 


666  FOR   THE    IMPENITENT. 

2  Return,  O  wand'rer,  to  thy  home, 

Tis  Jesus  calls  for  thee ; 
The  Spirit  and  the  Bride  say — come ; 
Oh !  now  for  refuge  flee. 

3  Return,  O  wand'rer,  to  thy  home, 

Tis  madness  to  delay ; 
There  are  no  pardons  in  the  tomb, 
And  brief  is  mercy's  day. 

668  Tune — Benevento.  7s. 

"I  have  no  pleasure  in  the  death  of  him  that 
dieth,  saith  the  Lord  God:  wherefore  turn 
yourselves,  and  live  ye." 

Ezek.  xviii.  32. 

CINNERS,  turn,  why  will  ye  die  ? 
P     God  your  Maker  asks  you  why  J 
God  who  did  your  being  give, 
Made  you  with  himself  to  live, 
He  the  fatal  cause  demands, 
Asks  the  work  of  his  own  hands ; 
Why,  ye  thankless  creatures,  why 
Will  ye  cross  his  love  and  die  ? 

2  Sinners,  turn,  why  will  ye  die  ? 
God  your  Saviour  asks  you  why ; 
He  who  did  your  soul  retrieve, 
Died  himself  that  ye  might  live, 
Will  ye  let  Him  die  in  vain, 
Crucify  your  Lord  again  ? 
Why,  ye  rebel  sinners,  why 
Will  ye  slight  his  grace  and  die  ? 


FOR    THE    IMPENITENT.  667 

3  Sinners,  turn,  why  will  ye  die  ? 
God  the  Spirit  asks  you  why ; 
Many  a  time  with  you  He  strove, 
Wooed  you  to  embrace  his  love ; 
Will  ye  not  his  grace  receive  ? 
Will  ye  still  refuse  to  live  ? 
Why  will  ye  for  ever  die, 
O  ye  guilty  sinners,  why  ? 

669  Tune — Patience.       6s  &  5s. 

"Turn  ye,  turn   ye  from  your   evil  ways;  for 
why  will  ye  die?" 

Ezek.  xxxiii.  n. 

AH,  turn  ye!  oh,  turn  ye! 
^     For  why  will  you  die, 
When  God,  in  great  mercy, 

Is  coming  so  nigh  ? 
Now  Jesus  invites  you ; 

The  Spirit  says,  come ; 
The  Father  is  waiting 

To  welcome  you  home. 

2   How  vain  the  delusion, 

That  while  you  delay 
Your  heart  may  grow  better 

By  staying  away. 
Come,  wretched,  come,  starving, 

Come,  happy  to  be, 
While  streams  of  salvation 

Are  flowing  so  free. 


668  FOR    THE    IMPENITENT. 

3  Oh,  how  can  we  leave  you  ; 

Why  will  you  not  come  ? 
Tis  Jesus  entreats  you, 

He  bids  you  come  home; 
Oh,  turn  ye  !  oh,  turn  ye ! 

For  why  will  ye  die, 
When  God,  in  great  mercy, 

Is  coming  so  nigh  ? 

670  Tune— Winslow.     C.  P.  M. 

"What  is  a  man  profited,  if  he  shall  gain  the 

whole  world,  and  lose  his  own  soul." 

Matt,  xvi    26. 

\TO  room  for  mirth  or  trifling  here, 
-^      For  worldly  hope,  or  worldly  fear, 

If  life  so  soon  is  gone ; 
If  now  the  Judge  is  at  the  door, 
And  sinful  man  must  stand  before 

The  inexorable  throne ! 

2  Nothing  is  worth  a  thought  beneath, 
But  how  I  may  escape  the  death 

That  never,  never  dies ! 
How  make  mine  own  election  sure; 
And  when  I  fail  on  earth,  secure 

A  mansion  in  the  skies. 

3  Jesus,  vouchsafe  a  pitying  ray; 

Be  thou  my  Guide,  be  thou  my  Way 

To  glorious  happiness ! 
Ah!  write  thy  pardon  on  my  heart; 
And  whensoe'er  I  hence  depart, 

Let  me  depart  in  peace. 


FOR   THE    IMPENITENT.  669 

671  Time—  Detroit.  S.  M. 

"  Marvel  not  that  I  said  unto  thee,  ye  must  be 
born  again." 

John  iii.  7, 

TTOW  solemn  are  the  words, 
-■■•■■     And  yet  to  faith  how  plain, 
Which  Jesus  uttered  while  on  earth — 
"  Ye  must  be  born  again." 


2  "  Ye  must  be  born  again  !" 

For  so  hath  God  decreed : 

No  reformation  will  suffice — 

Tis  life  poor  sinners  need. 

3  "  Ye  must  be  born  again  !" 

And  life  in  Christ  must  have : 
In  vain  the  soul  elsewhere  may 
Tis  He  alone  can  save. 


4  "  Ye  must  be  born  again  !" 

Or  never  enter  heaven; 
'Tis  only  blood-washed  ones  are  there — 
The  ransomed  and  forgiven. 

5  "  Ye  must  be  born  again  !" 

Then  look  to  Christ  and  live: 
He  is  "  the  life,"  and  waits  in  heaven 
Eternal  life  to  give. 


670  FOR   THE    IMPENITENT. 

672  Tune — Goshen.  iis. 

"Of  how  much  sorer  punishment  suppose  ye, 
shall  he  be  thought  worthy,  who  hath  trod- 
den under  foot  the  Son  of  God,  and  hath 
counted  the  blood  of  the  covenant,  wherewith 
he  was  sanctified,  an  unholy  thing,  and  hath 
done  despite  unto  the  Spirit  of  Grace." 

Heb.  x.  29. 

"HE LAY   not,    delay    not,    O    sinner, 
"     draw  near; 

The  waters  of  life  are  now  flowing 
for  thee ; 
No  price  is  demanded,  the  Saviour  is 
here, 
Redemption  is  purchased,  salvation 
is  free. 

2  Delay  not,  delay  not,  why  longer  abuse 

The  love  and  compassion   of  Jesus 

thy  God? 
A  fountain  is  opened,  how  canst  thou 

refuse 
To  wash  and  be  cleansed   in    His 

pardoning  blood  ? 

3  Delay  not,  delay  not,  O  sinner  to  come, 

For  mercy  still  lingers,  and  calls  thee 

to-day : 
Her  voice  is  not  heard  in  the  vale  of 

the  tomb ; 
Her   message    unheeded    will    soon 

pass  away. 


FOR   THE    IMPENITENT.  6*JI 

4  Delay   not,    delay   not,    the   Spirit   of 
Grace, 
Long  grieved  and  resisted,  may  take 
his  sad  flight ; 
And  leave  thee  in  darkness  to  finish 
thy  race, 
To  sink  in  the  gloom  of  eternity's 
night. 

673  Tune— Zephyr.  L.  M. 

"Be  of  good  comfort,  rise;  He  calleth  thee." 

Mark  x.  49. 

r<OD  calling  yet!  shall  I  not  hear? 
"     Earth's  pleasures  shall  I  still  hold 

dear? 
Shall  life's  swift  passing  years  all  fly, 
And  still  my  soul  in  slumbers  lie  ? 

2  God  calling  yet !  shall  I  not  rise  ? 
Can  I  his  loving  voice  despise, 
And  basely  his  kind  care  repay  ? 
He  calls  me  still :  can  I  delay  ? 

3  God  calling  yet !  and  shall  he  knock, 
And  I  my  heart  the  closer  lock  ? 
He  is  still  waiting  to  receive, 

And  shall  I  dare  his  Spirit  grieve  ? 

4  God  calling  yet !  and  shall  I  give 
No  heed,  but  still  in  bondage  live  ? 
I  wait,  but  he  does  not  forsake; 
He  calls  me  still  I  my  heart,  awake ! 


672  FOR   THE    IMPENITENT. 

674  Tune— Welton.  L.  M. 

"To-day  if  ye  will  hear  his  voice,  harden  not 
your  hearts." 

Heb.  iv.  7. 

HPO-DAY,  if  ye  will  hear  His  voice, 
*      Now    is   the  time  to   make  your 

choice ; 
Say,  will  you  to  the  Saviour  go  ? 
Say,  will  you  have  this  Christ,  or  no  ? 

2  Ye  wand'ring  souls,  who  find  no  rest 
Say,  will  you  be  for  ever  bless'd  ? 
Will  you  be  saved  from  sin  and  hell  ? 
Will  you  with  Christ  in  glory  dwell  ? 

3  Come  now,  dear  youth,  for  ruin  bound, 
Obey  the  gospel's  cheerful  sound; 
Come,  go  with  us,  and  you  shall  prove 
The  joy  of  Christ's  redeeming  love. 

4  Once  more  we  ask  you  in  His  name — 
For  yet  His  love  remains  the  same — 
Say,  will  you  to  the  Saviour  go  ? 

Say,  will  you  have  this  Christ,  or  no  ? 


FOR    THE    IMPENITENT.  673 

675  Tbne— Hartei*  L.  M. 

"Behold,  now  is  the  accepted  time;  behold, now 
is  the  day  of  salvation." 

2  Cor    vi.  2. 

OH !  do  not  let  the  word  depart, 
And  close  thine  eyes  against  the 
light. 
Poor  sinner,  harden  not  thy  heart ; 
Thou  would'st  be  saved — why   not 
to-night  ? 

2  To-morrow's  sun  may  never  rise 

To  bless  thy  long-deluded  sight ; 
This  is  the  time.     Oh,  then,  be  wise ! 
Thou  would'st  be  saved — why  not 
to-night  ? 

3  Our  God  in  pity  lingers  still, 

And  wilt  thou  thus  his  love  requite  ? 
Renounce,  at  length,  thy  stubborn  will. 
Thou  would'st  be    saved — why  not 
to-night  ? 

4  The  world  has  nothing  left  to  give — 

It  has  no  new,  no  pure  delight ; 
Oh !  try  the  lite  which  Christians  live. 
Thou  would'st  be   saved — why  not 
to-night  ? 

5  Our  blessed  Lord  refuses  none 

Who  would  to  him  their  souls  unite; 
Then  be  the  work  of  grace  begun  ! 
Thou    would'st  be  saved — why  not 

to-night  ? 
43 


674  DOXOLOGIES. 


D0X0L0GIES. 


L.  M. 

DRAISE  God,  from  whom   all  bles- 
*      sings  flow ! 

Praise  him,  all  creatures  here  below ! 
Praise  him  above,  ye  heavenly  host ! 
Praise  Father,  Son  and  Holy  Ghost ! 


2  L.M. 

TO  God  the  Father,  God  the  Son, 
J-      And  God  the  Spirit,  Three  in  One, 
Be  honor,  praise  and  glory  given, 
By  all  on  earth,  and  all  in  heaven. 

3  L.  M.,  6  lines. 

TO  God  the  Father,  God  the  Son, 
*      And  God  the  Spirit,  Three  in  One, 
Be  glory  in  the  highest  given, 
By  all  in  earth,  and  all  in  heaven, 
As  was  through  ages  heretofore, 
Is  now.  and  shall  be  evermore. 


DOXOLOGIES.  675 

L.  M.,  8  LINES. 

ETERNAL  Father  !  throned  above, 
^     Thou  fountain  of  redeeming  love! 
Eternal  Word !  who  left  thy  throne 
For  man's  rebellion  to  atone ; 
Eternal  Spirit,  who  dost  give 
That  grace  whereby  our  spirits  live : 
Thou  God  of  our  salvation,  be 
Eternal  praises  paid  to  thee ! 


C.  M. 

T  ET  God  the  Father,  and  the  Son, 
-^     And  Spirit,  be  adored, 
Where  there  are  works  to  make  him 
known, 
Or  saints  to  love  the  Lord ! 


C.  M. 

TO  Father,  Son  and  Holy  Ghost, 
-*■      The  God  whom  we  adore, 
Be  glory  as  it  was,  is  now, 
And  shall  be  evermore. 

C.  M.  D. 

THE  God  of  mercy  be  adored, 
*      Who  calls  our  souls  from  death : 
Who  saves  by  His  redeeming  word, 
And  new-creating  breath. 


676  DOXOLOGIES. 

2  To  praise  the  Father,  and  the  Son, 
And  Spirit,  all  Divine, 
The  One  in  Three,  and  Three  in  One, 
Let  saints  and  angels  join. 

8  S.  M. 

THE  Father,  and  the  Son, 
*      And  Spirit,  we  adore ; 
We  praise,  we  bless,  we  worship  thee, 
Both  now  and  evermore ! 

9  S.  M.  D. 

T/ITE  bless  the  Father's  name, 
"  "      Who  chose  us  in  His  love ; 
To  God  the  Son,  we  give  the  same, 
Our  Advocate  above. 

2  The  Spirit,  too,  we  bless, 

And  raise  His  honors  high  ; 
Who  conquers  by  His  sovereign  grace, 
And  brings  us  strangers  nigh. 

10  H.  M. 

TO  God,  the  Father,  Son 
■■•     And  Spirit  ever  bless'd, 
Eternal  Three  in  One, 

All  worship  be  addressed  : 
As  heretofore  And  shall  be  so 

It  was,  is  now,  For  evermore ! 


DOXOLOGIES.  677 

11  H.  M. 

TO  God  the  Father's  throne 
-*-      Your  highest  honors  raise  ; 
Glory  to  God  the  Son, 
To  God  the  Spirit  praise  : 
With       all      our 


powers, 
Eternal  King! 


Thy  name  we  sing, 
While  faith  adores: 


12  L.  P.  M. 

¥OW  to  the  great  and  sacred  Three, 
^      The  Father,  Son  and  Spirit,  be 
Eternal  power  and  glory  given, 

Through  all  the  worlds  where  God 
is  known, 
By  all  the  angels  near  the  throne, 
And   all   the   saints    in    earth    and 
heaven. 

13  L.  C.  M.  orC.  P.  M. 

TO  Father,  Son  and  Holy  Ghost, 
■*■      Be  praise  amid  the  heavenly  host, 
And  in  the  church  below : 

From  whom  all  creatures  draw  their 

breath, 
By   whom   redemption    bless'd   the 
earth. 
From  whom  all  comforts  flow. 


678  DOXOLOGIES, 

14  S.  P.  M. 

TO  God,  the  Father,  Son, 
A      And  Spirit,  Three  in  One, 
From  whom  all  blessings  ever  flow, 
Be  thro'  eternal  days 
All  honor,  glory,  praise 
From  all  in  heav'n  and  all  below. 


B1 


15  5s  &  6s,  or  10s  &  us. 

)Y  angels  in  heaven 
Of  every  degree, 
And  saints  upon  earth, 

All  praise  be  addressed 
To  God  in  Three  Persons, 
One  God  ever  blessed  : 
As  it  has  been,  now  is, 
And  always  shall  be. 

16  5s  &  us. 

TO  the  Father  above, 

*      The  fountain  of  love, 

Be  honor  and  praise, 

And  to  Jesus,  the  Son,  our  anthems  we 

raise ; 
The  Spirit  adore 
Both  now,  evermore, 
Let  His  praises  arise 
From  all  in  the  earth,  and  from  all  in 

the  skies. 


DOXOLOGIES.  679 

17  6s,  6  LINES. 

rPO  God,  supreme  above, 
•*-     To  Christ,  His  only  Son, 
And  Spirit,  sacred  Dove, 
Eternal  Three  in  One, 
Let  endless  praise  be  given 
By  all  on  earth,  in  heav'n. 

18  6s,  8  LINES. 

INTERNAL  praise  be  given, 
^     And  songs  of  highest  worth, 
By  all  the  hosts  of  heaven, 

And  all  the  saints  on  earth, 
To  God,  supreme  confess'd, 

To  Christ,  His  only  Son, 
And  to  the  Spirit  bless'd, 

Eternal  Three  in  One. 

19  6s  &  4s. 

rpO  God,  supreme  confess'd, 
■*■     To  Christ,  His  only  Son, 
And  to  the  Spirit  bless'd, 
Eternal  Three  in  One, 
Be  honor  given. 


680  DOXOLOGIES. 

20  6s  &  4s. 

rPO  God,  the  Father,  Son, 
■*■     And  Spirit,  Three  in  One, 

All  praise  be  given ! 
Crown  him  in  every  song  ; 
To  him  your  hearts  belong ; 
Let  all  his  praise  prolong 

On  earth,  in  heaven  ! 

21  7s- 

C IN G  we  to  our  God  above, 
^     Praise  eternal  as  his  love  ; 
Praise  him  all  ye  heavenly  host — 
Father,  Son  and  Holy  Ghost ! 

22  7S>  6  LINES. 
DRAISE  the  name  of  God  most  high, 
*•       Praise  him,  all  below  the  sky ; 
Praise  him,  all  ye  heavenly  host — 
Father,  Son  and  Holy  Ghost ! 

As  through  countless  ages  past, 
Evermore  his  praise  shall  last. 

23  7s?  8  LINES. 
BLESSING,  honor,  glory,  might, 
**     And  dominion  infinite, 

To  the  Father  of  our  Lord, 
To  the  Spirit  and  the  Word : 
As  it  was  all  worlds  before, 
Is,  and  shall  be  evermore. 
As  it  was  all  worlds  before, 
Is,  and  shall  be  evermore. 


DOXOLOGIES.  68l 

24  7s  &  6s. 

rpO  thee  be  praise  forever, 

■*-      Thou  glorious  King  of  kings ! 

Thy  wondrous  love  and  favor, 

Each  ransomed  spirit  sings : 
We'll  celebrate  thy  glory 

With  all  thy  saints  above, 
And  shout  the  joyful  story 

Of  thy  redeeming  love. 

25  7s  &  6s. 

FATHER,  Son  and  Holy  Ghost, 
*      One  God  whom  we  adore, 
Join  we  with  the  heavenly  host 

To  praise  thee  evermore  : 
Live,  by  heaven  and  earth  adored, 

Three  in  One,  and  One  in  Three, 
Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord, 

All  glory  be  to  thee ! 

26  8s. 

A  LL  praise  to  the  Father,  the  Son, 
-£*     And  Spirit  thrice  holy  and  bless'd, 
Th'  eternal,  supreme  Three  in  One, 
Was,  is,  and  shall  still  be  address'd. 


682  DOXOLOGIES. 

27  8s  &  6s. 

rpO  Father,  Son  and  Holy  Ghost, 
■*■     The  God  whom  earth  and  heaven 

adore, 
Be  glory  as  it  was  of  old, 
And  shall  be  evermore  ! 

28  8s  &  7s. 

D RAISE  the  Father,  earth  and  heaven ; 

*  Praise  the  Son,  the  Spirit  praise; 
As  it  was,  and  is,  be  given 

Glory  through  eternal  days. 

29  8s  &  7s.,  D. 
DRAISE  the  God  of  our  salvation, 

*  Praise  the  Father's  boundless  love; 
Praise  the  Lamb,  our  expiation ; 

Praise  the  Spirit  from  above, 
Praise  the  Fountain  of  salvation, 

Him  by  whom  our  spirits  live ; 
Undivided  adoration 

To  the  one  Jehovah  give ! 

30  8s,  ys  &  4S. 

H  REAT  Jehovah,  we  adore  thee, 
"  God  the  Father,  God  the  Son, 
God  the  Spirit,  joined  in  glory 

On  the  same  eternal  throne; 
Endless  praises 

To  Jehovah,  Three  in  One  ! 


DOXOLOGIES.  683 

31  8s,  D. 

rpHIS  God  is  the  God  we  adore, 

■*■    Our  faithful,  unchangeable  Friend; 

Whose  love  is  as  large  as  His  power, 

And  neither  knows  measure  nor  end: 
Tis  Jesus,  the  First  and  the  Last, 

Whose    Spirit   shall    guide    us    safe 
home  : 
We'll  praise  Him  for  all  that  is  past, 

And  trust  Him  for  all  that's  to  come! 

32  ios. 

fTO  Father,  Son  and  Spirit,  ever  bless'd, 

■*■  Eternal  praise  and  worship  be  ad- 
dressed ; 

From  age  to  age,  ye  saints,  His  name 
adore, 

And  spread  His  fame,  till  time  shall  be 
no  more! 

S3  us. 

A  FATHER  Almighty,  to  thee  be  ad- 

^     dressed, 

With   Christ  and  the  Spirit,    one  God 

ever  bless'd, 
All  glory  and  worship,  from  earth  and 

from  heaven. 
As  was,  and  is  now,  and   shall  ever  be 

given  ! 


684  DOXOLOGIES. 

34  12s. 

A  LL  glory  and  praise  to  the  Father 

^     be  given, 

The  Son  and  the  Spirit,  from  earth  and 
from  heaven ; 

As  was,  and  is  now,  be  supreme  adora- 
tion, 

And  ever  shall  be  to  the  God  of  salva- 
tion. 


INDEX   OF    SUBJECTS.  685 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 


Ascension  of  Christ,  142-153;  to  prepare  a  place 
for  saints,  147;  to  intercede  for  saints,  151, 
152.     (See  Intercession). 

Baptism,  498-500. 

Believer's  standing,  233-290;  access  to  God,  233, 
242;  completeness  in  Christ,  238,  240,  245,  248, 
250,  261,  275,  278,  283;  happiness  and  joy, 
253,  262,  263,  273,  284,  286,  287,  288,  289;  in 
grace,  233,  235,  241,  249,  259,  264,  265,  267, 
268,  269;  oneness  with  Christ,  239,  247,  254, 
257>  275>  277>  285;  peace  and  rest,  234,  237, 
243,  251,  260,  271,  276,  280;  priests,  kings  and 
hens,  244,  255,  274,  285,  290. 

Children,   477-497;   Christ's  love  for,   483-485, 

489,  490,  492 ;  included  in  the  promises,  482 ; 

invitation  to,  491 ;  in  heaven,  494,  495;  prayers 

for,  477-48i»  486,  487. 
Children  (Death  of),  536-542. 
Christian  Faith,  319-329;  evidence  of  things  not 

seen,  335;  is  simple,  319;  justification  by,  323; 

a   gracious    gift,    322;  prayer  for  increase  of, 

326;  precious,  320,  329;  overcomes  the  world, 

324,  327,  328. 

Christian  Hope,  330-337;  gives  peace,  334; 
blessedness  of,  336;  leads  to  pure  life,  335;  of 
an  eternal  home,  330,  337;  to  be  with  Christ  in 
glory,  331-333- 


686  INDEX    OF    SUBJECTS. 

Christian  Love,  338-348;  constrains  to  good 
works,  341 ;  results  from  knowledge  of  God's 
love,  338-340;  to  brethren,  346,  347;  to  God, 
343>  344,  345- 

Chris tia?i  Pilgrims  (Songs  for) ,  291-318. 

Christian  Service,  443-472;  cross-bearing,  444; 
daily  walk  and  conversation,  455,  458;  glorify- 
ing God  in,  451,  459,  463;  in  ministering  to  the 
brethren,  453,  468,  469 ;  neglect  of,  grieves  the 
Holy  Spirit,  472;  patience  in,  450,  454,  456, 
457,  462,  467,  471 ;  prayer  for  guidance  in,  460; 
secret  of  true,  465,  466;  warfare,  443,  445-449, 
452,  461,  464. 

Church  (The),  573-582;  is  the  body  of  Christ, 
578,  579;  delight  in,  573;  has  tribulations,  574, 
577;  one  with  Christ,  575,  581;  waiting  for  the 
Lord,  576. 

Comfort  in  Afflictions,  399-430;  afflictions 
strengthen,  405,  406,  410,  428;  Christ's  near- 
ness in,  399,  400,  413,  427,  429,  430;  God's 
care  in,  401-404,  412;  God's  love  sends  afflic- 
tion, 411,  418,  423;  God's  wisdom  and  faithful- 
ness in  affliction,  426. 

Cross  and  Atonement,  119-129;  access  to  God  by, 
126;  glorying  in,  121,  122,  124,  128;  peace 
thro',  119,  120,  123,  125,  127,  129. 

Divinity  of  Christ,  44-54;  eternal  Creator,  45. 

Elders  or  Deacons,  618,  619. 

Funerals,  520-535. 

Giving  (Grace  of),  608-011. 

Harvest  Hymns,  604-607. 

Heaven,  549-572;  glories  and  joys  of,  549-552, 
557,  558>  56o>  564,  569,  57*.  572;  longings  for, 
55^559,  5^>3-565,  57o;  saints' home  in,  553r 

556,  561,  562,  566,  567. 


INDEX   OF    SUBJECTS.  687 

Holy  Spirit  (The),  213-232;  abiding  Comforter, 
213-216,  221,  223,  224,  228;  grieve  not,  222, 
231 ;  witness  of,  226,  227;  power  of  in  redemp- 
tion, 217,  220,  225,  229,  230;  praise  for  the 
gift  of,  213;  prayer  for  manifested  power  of, 
232;  our  teacher,  218,  219,  224,  227,  230. 

Impenitent  (For  the),  652-675;  encouragements 
to  the,  654,  655 ;  expostulations  with,  659-662, 
668,  669,  672;  invitations  to,  652,  653,  656, 
657,  663,  667,  671,  674;  warnings  to,  658,  664, 
665,  666,  670,  675. 

Incarnation  of  Christ,  55-66. 

Inquirers  (For),  620-651. 

Intercession  of  Christ,  154-165. 

Lord's  Day  (The),  589-593. 

Lord's  Supper  (The),  501-519;  Christ  remem- 
bered at,  501,  502,  504,  505,  511,  515,  519; 
feeding  upon  Christ,  514,  515,  516;  instituted, 
503;  Jesus  present  at,  508,  509,  512,  517; 
prayers  at,  509,  510. 

Marriage,  473-476. 

Millennium  (The),  200-212;  blessedness  and 
joys  of,  200-203,  205,  210;  prayer  for,  211. 

New  Year  (  The),  600-603. 

Pastors,  616,  617. 

Places  of  Worship,  612-615. 

Praise  (Hymns  of),  I-30;  for  adoption,  3-5;  to 
Christ,  1,  6,  24-26,  29,  30;  to  God,  2,  7,  8,  10, 
12,  14-16,  18-21,  27,  28;  for  God's  faithful- 
ness, 9,  11 ;  for  God's  mercy  and  love,  13,  17; 
for  God's  immutability,  22,  23.  (See  also  Re- 
demption by  Christ. ) 

Prayer,  349~374;  invitations  to,  349,  354,  359, 
362,  366;  in  Jesus'  name,  351,  363,  371;  en- 
couragements to,  353,  362,  365,  370,  374;  a 
privilege,  350,  352,  360,  373;  prompted  by  the 
Holy  Spirit,  361,  363,  364;  for  spiritual  growth, 
356-359;  shall  be  heard,  355,  367,  368,  372, 
373- 


688  INDEX   OF    SUBJECTS. 

Redemption  by  Christ,  67-98;  praises  for,  67-70, 
79,  80,  83,  88,  89,  90,  92;  present  possession 
of  the  believer,  91,  92;  price  of,  78,  82;  won- 
ders and  preciousness  of,  73-76,  77,  81,  86,  8j, 
93>  95 »  97;  work  of,  completed,  71,  72,  94,  96, 98. 

Resurrection,  543-548. 

Resurrection  of  Christ,  130-141 ;  death  abolished 
by,  131-133,  135,  138,  140;  the  earnest  of  the 
believer  s  resurrection,  134,  136,  139. 

Revival,  583-588. 

Sacred  Scriptures,  594-599. 

Second  Coming  of  Christ,  166-199;  the  believer's 
hope  and  joy,  172;  end  of  the  trials  of  saints, 
176,  178,  180,  187;  longing  and  waiting  for, 
167-170,  174,  177,  186,  196,  197,  199;  but  "a 
little  while"  to  the,  172,  173,  175.  182,  184, 
I9°»  J95;  prayers  for  the,  179,  183,  185,  188. 

Spiritual  Declension,  431-442;  deplored,  432, 
433,  435,  441 ;  exhortation  to  return  to  God, 
436;  prayers  in,  431,  434,  437"439- 

Sufferings  of  Christ,  99-118;  on  Calvary,  IOI, 
106,  108,  109,  115,  117;  efficacy  of,  108,  no, 
112;  in  Gethsemane,  99,  100,  102;  in  the  judg- 
ment hall,  101;  sin  caused  the,  104;  vicarious, 
105,  107,  109,  no,  in,  113,  114,  116,  118. 

Trials  and  Discipline,  375-398;  God  our  refuge 
and  help  in,  381,  382,  384,  386-389,  392,  393; 
are  needful,  385,  394;  ordered  by  God,  390; 
peace  and  joy  in,  375,  379,  380,  385,  397; 
prayers  in,  383,  395,  420-422;  submission 
under,  377,  391,  396,  416,  419. 

Trinity  (Hymns  on  the),  31-43;  addresses  to,  32, 
35,  42;  conjoined  in  the  work  of  redemption, 
34,  41 ;  praise  and  adoration  of,  31,  ^,  34,  36- 
40,  43- 


INDEX    OF    HYMNS.  689 


INDEX  OF  HYMNS. 


HYMN. 

• *  Abba,  Father, "  Lord  !  we  call  thee 4 

11  Abba,  Father,"  we  approach  thee 3 

Abide  with  me.     Fast  falls  the  eventide 430 

According  to  thy  parting  word 505 

A  few  more  years  may  roll .' 303 

A  glory  gilds  the  sacred  page 598 

A  helpless  child  of  Adam's  race 486 

Alas  !  and  did  my  Saviour  bleed  ? 650 

Alas  !  the  brittle  clay 535 

A  little  while  of  suffering 1 73 

"  A  little  while,"  our  Lord  shall  come 184 

All  hail  the  pow'r  of  Jesus'  name I 

All  that  I  was,  my  sin,  my  guilt \  .267 

"  All  things  are  ready" — come 653 

' '  All  things  are  ready  " — come 659 

All  ye  who  pass  by 105 

Amazing  grace  !  how  sweet  the  sound 264 

Am  I  a  soldier  of  the  cross  ? 443 

Am  I  called  ?  and  can  it  be ! 648 

Amidst  us  our  Beloved  stands 517 

A  mind  at  "perfect  peace"  with  God 237 

And  is  it  so?   "a  little  while  " 316 

And  is  it  true,  as  I  am  told 492 

And  will  the  great  eternal  God 614 

Another  six  days'  work  is  done 591 

Another  year 603 

Approach,  my  soul,  the  mercy-seat 646 

Arise,  great  God,  and  let  thy  grace 211 

Arise,  my  soul,  arise 159 

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6qo  index  of  hymns. 

Arise,  the  kingdom  is  at  hand 187 

Around  the  throne  of  God  in  heaven 495 

Around  thy  grave,  Lord  Jesus 500 

A  sinner  saved  thro'  Jesus'  blood 258 

Asleep  in  Jesus  !  blessed  sleep ! 522 

As  when  the  weary  traveler  gains 567 

At  thy  command,  our  dearest  Lord 502 

At  thy  feet,  our  God  and  Father 601 

Awake,  my  heart,   arise,  my  tongue 2S4 

Awake,  my  soul,  in  joyful  lays 83 

Awake,  ye  saints,  awake! 590 

Away,  my  needless  fears 404 

Awhile  on  earth  we  roam 302 

B 

Baptized  into  our  Saviour's  death 499 

Bear  me  on  thy  rapid  wing 212 

Before  Jehovah's  awful  throne 2 

Before  the  throne  of  God  above 154 

Begin,  my  soul,  th'  exalted  lay 16 

Behold  !  a  royal  Bridegroom 313 

Behold  !  a  spotless  Victim  diec 109 

Behold  a  Stranger  at  the  door  ! 640 

Behold,  behold  rhe  Lamb  of  God 115 

Behold  the  glories  of  the  Lamb 148 

"Behold  the  Lamb  of  God!" 623 

Behold !  the  morning  sun 599 

Behold  !  the  mountain  of  the  Lord 203 

Behold  the  throne  of  grace ! 354 

Behold,  what  condescending  love 484 

Behold,  what  matchless,  tender  love 483 

Beneath  our  feet  and  o'er  our  head 534 

Be  not  satisfied  with  gleaning 467 

Blessed  Lord,  our  souls  are  longing 186 

Bless'd  be  the  tic  that   binds. 346 

Brethren,  while  we  sojourn  here 315 

Bride  of  the  Lamb,  awake!  awake! 166 

Bright  with  all  His  crowns  of  glory 204 

Bring  the  tithes  into  the  storehouse 609 

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o 

"Call  them  in" — the  poor,  the  wretched 464 

Calm  me,  my  God,  and  keep  me  calm 422 

Can  it  be  right  for  me  to  go 441 

Ceaseless  praise  be  to  the  Father 36 

Children  of  God !  in  all  your  need 353 

Children  of  light,  awake !  awake  ! 191 

Children  of  the  heavenly  King 273 

Christ  has  done  the  mighty  work 281 

Christ  is  coming !  let  creation 1 88 

Christ,  the  Lord,  is  risen  to-day ! 13$ 

Christian  pilgrim  on  life's  journey 409 

Christian,  wouldst  thou  fruitful  be 466 

Church  of  God !  by  Christ's  salvation 580 

Church  of  the  e w-living  God 5  75 

Cling  to  the  mighty  One 393 

Come,  every  joyful  heart 44 

Come,  humble  sinner,  in  whose  breast 65 1 

Come,  let  us  anew 294 

Come,  let  us  join  our  cheerful  songs 68 

Come,  let  us  join  our  friends  above 347 

Come,  let  us  sing  the  matchless  worth 67 

Come,  let  us  to  the  Lord  our  God 436 

Come,  Lord,  and  tarry  not 170 

Come,  my  soul,  thy  suit  prepare 366 

Come,  thou  fount  of  every  blessing 89  - 

Come  to  the  throne  of  grace 349 

"  Come  unto  me,  all  ye  that  labor  " 491 

Come,  ye  sinners,  poor  and  wretched 652 

Come,  ye  souls,  by  sins  afflicted 625 

Come  ye  that  know  the  Lord 26 

Come,  ye  weary  sinners,  come 624 

Commit  thou  all  thy  griefs 408 

Complete  in  thoe,  no  work  of  mine 245 

Crown  His  head  with  endless  blessing 51 

ID 

Dark  was  the  ni^ht,  and  cold  the  ground 100 

Dearest  of  all  the  names  above 71 


692  INDEX   OF    HYMNS. 

Dear  Refuge  of  my  weary  soul 434 

Dear  Shepherd  of  thy  people,  hear 612 

Deign  this  union  to  approve 476 

Delay  not,  delay  not,  O  sinner,  draw  near 672 

Did  Christ  o'er  sinners  weep 103 

Do  not  I  trust  in  thee,  O  Lord  ? 392 

Early,  my  God,  without  delay 27 

Enquire,  my  soul,  enquire  ! 190 

Ere  the  blue  heavens  were  stretched  abroad..  45 
Eternal  Spirit,  we  confess 218 

IF 

Faith  adds  new  charms  to  earthly  bliss 324 

Faith  is  a  very  simple  thing 319 

Faith  is  the  brightest  evidence 325 

Faith  is  the  polar  star 321 

Far  down  the  ages  now 5  74 

Far  from  these  narrow  scenes  of  night 560 

Father,  I  know  that  all  my  life 450 

Father  of  mercies,  in  thy  word 595 

Father,  speed  a  blessing  forth 487 

Father,  we,  thy  children,  bless  thee 5 

Father,  whate'er  of  earthly  bliss 421 

Fear  not,  O  little  flock,  the  foe 582 

Fly,  ye  seasons,  fly  still  faster  ! 183 

Forever  blessed  be  the  Lord 29 

Forever  blessed  be  the  Lord 219 

11  Forever  with  the  Lord!" 307 

From  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies 30 

From  every  stormy  wind  that  blows 365 

From  the  cross  uplifted  high 639 

From  whence  this  fear  and  unbelief 440 

G- 

Give  me  the  wings  of  faith,  to  rise 568 

Give  thanks  to  God  most  High 17 

Give  to  the  winds  thy  fears 334 

Give  to  the  winds  thy  fears 394 


INDEX    OF  -HYMNS.  693 

Glorious  Name,  aforetime  given 56 

Glory,  glory  everlasting 90 

Glory  to  God  on  high  ! 19 

Glory  to  God  on  high  ! 50 

Glory  to  the  Almighty  Father 41 

God  calling  yet !   shall  I  not  hear  ? 673 

God  is  the  refuge  of  his  saints 388 

God  moves  in  a  mysterious  way 403 

God  of  almighty  love 459 

God  of  mercy,  hear  our  prayer 478 

God  of  our  lives!  thy  constant  care -602 

God's  glory  is  a  wondrous  thing 45 1 

God's  holy  law,  transgressed 125 

God  with  us  !  O  glorious  name 47 

Go,  labor  on !   spend  and  be  spent 456 

Go,  labor  on,  while  yet  'tis  day 452 

Grace  is  the  sweetest  sound 266 

Grace  !  'tis  a  charming  sound 265 

Great  God  !  how  infinite  art  thou 22 

Great  God,  we  view  thy  chastening  hand 607 

Great  King  of  glory,  come 615 

Great  One  in  Three,  great  Three  in  One  ! 40 

Guide  me,  O  thou  great  Jehovah. ! 293 

Had  I  ten  thousand  gifts  beside 277 

Hail,  blessed  scene  of  endless  joy 563 

Hail  the  night,  all  hail  the  morn 62 

Hail  to  the  Lord's  anointed 208 

Happy  they  who  trust  in  Jesus 253 

Hark  !  a  voice — it  cries  from  heaven 528 

Hark,  my  soul !  it  is  the  Lord 84 

Hark  !  ten  thousand  harps  and  voices 144 

Hark!  the  cry,  "Behold  Hecometh!" 171 

I  lark  !  the  herald  angels  sing 64 

Hark  !  the  Saviour's  voice  from  heaven 632 

Hark  !  the  sound  of  Jubilee 205 

Hark  !  the  voice  of  love  and  mercy 106 


694  INDEX    OF    HYMNS. 

Hark  !  'tis  the  watchman's  cry  ! 197 

Hark  !  what  celestial  sounds 65 

Hark !  what  mean  those  holy  voices 55 

Haste,  my  dull  soul,  arise 359 

Have  ye  looked  for  the  sheep  in  the 469 

Head  of  the  Church,  thy  body 579 

Head  of  the  Church  triumphant 577 

Heart  of  stone,  relent,  relent ! 660 

Heaven  is  the  land  where  troubles  cease 561 

Heavenly  Bridegroom,  in  thy  love 475 

He  came ;   no  pomp  nor  royal  crown 192 

He  dies  !  the  Friend  of  sinners  dies ! 140 

He  gave  me  back  the  bond 518 

He  has  come !  the  Christ  of  God 61 

He  knelt,  the  Saviour  knelt  and  prayed 99 

Here,  in  thy  name,  eternal  God 613 

Here,  O  my  Lord,  I  see  thy  face 516 

High  in  the  heavens,  eternal  God 18 

High  on  the  throne  of  light,  O  Lord 453 

Himself  He  could  not  save 107 

His  word  is  faithfulness  and  truth 182 

Hope  of  our  hearts,  O  Lord,  appear ! 1 79 

Hope  of  our  hearts,  O  Lord,  appear ! 332 

Holy  Father,  we  address  thee -  -   42 

Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord 31 

Holy  Saviour  !  we  adore  thee 145 

How  blessed  from  the  bonds  of  sin 465 

How  blessed  is  the  tie  that  binds 330 

How  bright,  there  above,  is  the  mercy  of  God !  .271 

How  calm  and  beautiful  the  morn 133 

1  Tow  condescending  and  how  kind 501 

I  low  firm  a  foundation,  ye  saints  of 400 

How  full  of  joy  and  hope 306 

How  happy  are  they 

I  low  happy  are  we,  who  in  Jesus  agree 198 

I  low  happy  every  child  of  grace  ! 262 

I  fow  large  the  promise,  how  divine 482 

How  oft,  alas!  this  wretched  heart 433 

How  precious  are  those  parting  words 214 


INDEX    OF    HYMNS.  695 

How  precious  is  the  book  divine 596 

How  precious  is  the  faith  that  gives 320 

How  solemn  are  the  words 671 

How  sweet  and  sacred  is  the  place 259 

How  sweet  the  name  of  Jesus  sounds 77 

How  tedious  and  tasteless  the  hours 432 

How  vast,  how  full,  how  free 627 

1 

I  am  a  stranger  here 304 

I  am  not  sent  a  pilgrim  here 317 

I  bless  the  Christ  of  God 72 

I  can  not  pray;  yet  Lord  thou  know'st 374 

I  did  thee  wrong,  my  God 420 

I  do  not  doubt  my  safety — that  thy  hand 442 

I  gave  my  life  for  thee 463 

I  have  a  home  above 553 

I  heard  the  voice  of  Jesus  say 251 

I  hear  the  accuser  roar 235 

I  hear  the  words  of  love 234 

I  know  that  my  Redeemer  lives 152 

I  know  that  my  Redeemer  lives 547 

I  lay  my  sins  on  Jesus 241 

I'll  praise  my  Maker  with  my  breath 12 

I  love  thee,  O  my  God,  but  not 338 

I  love  thy  kingdom,  Lord 5 73 

I'm  a  pilgrim,  and  I'm  a  stranger 292 

I'm  not  ashamed  to  own  my  Lord 269 

I  need  not  leave  the  jostling  world 373 

I  need  thee,  precious  Jesus 310 

In  evil  long  I  took  delight 649 

In  fellowship  we  meet  around 513 

In  the  chambers  of  the  grave 543 

In  the  Christian's  home  in  glory...*. 556 

In  the  cross  of  Christ  I  glory 122 

In  the  Lord  wc  have  redemption 92 

In  trouble  and  in  grief,  O  God 378 

In  weakness  and  trial 368 

I  rest  in  Christ,  the  Son  of  God 512 


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INDEX    OF    HYMNS. 


I  saw  the  cross  of  Jesus 120 

I  see  a  man  at  God's  right  hand 128 

I  see  the  crowd  in  Pilate's  hall 101 

Isles  of  the  deep,  rejoice !  rejoice ! 206 

I  stand ;  but  not  as  once  I  did 233 

I  thought  upon  my  sins  and  I  was  sad 283 

"  It  is  finished  !"  sinners,  hear  it no 

It  is  not  death  to  die 527 

It  is  thy  hand,  my  God  ! 418 

I've  cast  my  deadly  doing  down 62 1 

I've  found  a  Friend,  oh,  such  a  Friend! 635 

I  want  a  heart  to  pray 358 

I  want  that  adorning  divine 310 

I  want  to  be  with  Jesus 494 

I  want  to  live  near  Jesus 395 

I  was  a  wand'ring  sheep 252 

I  would  not  live  alway 531 

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Jehovah  reigns ;  his  throne  is  high 20 

Jerusalem,  my  happy  home 551 

Jerusalem,  the  glorious  ! 552 

Jesus,  and  shall  it  ever  be 268 

Jesus  from  His  throne  on  high 490 

Jesus  hailed,  enthroned  in  glory 155 

Jesus  hail !  thou  great  I  Am ! 48 

Jesus,  I  am  never  weary 121 

Jesus !  I  love  thy  charming  name 74 

Jesus,  I  rest  in  thee 243 

Jesus,  I  my  cross  have  taken 298 

Jesus !  lead  us,  by  thy  power 295 

Jesus  lived — He  lived  for  sinners 629 

Jesus,  lover  of  my  soul 384 

Jesus  loves  me  !  this  I  know 489 

Jesus,  my  great  High  Priest 161 

Jesus,  my  sorrow  lies  too  deep 382 

Jesus,  my  strength,  my  hope 357 

Jesus,  our  Saviour  and  our  Lord 594 

Jesus,  Saviour !  pass  not  by 5S8 


INDEX    OF    HYMNS.  697 

Jesus  shall  reign  where'er  the  sun 209 

Jesus,  the  Christ  of  God 49 

Jesus,  the  name  that  charms  our  fears 75 

Jesus,  the  sinners'  Friend,  to  thee 638 

Jesus,  the  very  thought  of  thee 76 

Jesus !  thou  name  of  pow'r  divine 380 

Jesus,  thy  blood  and  righteousness 256 

Jesus,  thy  power  and  love  we  know 477 

Jesus,  what  burdens  bowed  thy  head 246 

Jesus,  where'er  thy  people  meet 369 

Jesus,  while  our  hearts  are  bleeding 538 

Jesus,  while  this  rough  desert  soil 383 

Jesus,  who  knows  full  well 362 

Jesus,  whom  angel  hosts  adore 1 14 

Join  all  the  glorious  names 70 

Joyfully,  joyfully  onward  we  move 312 

Joy  to  the  world  !   the  Lord  is  come ! 201 

Just  as  I  am — without  one  plea 63 1  -*» 

Just  as  thou  art — how  wond'rous  fair 238 

Just  as  thou  art,  without  one  trace 630 

Just  as  thou  wilt,  no  more  I  pray 416 

Xj 

Lamb  of  God !  thou  now  art  seated 164 

Lead  them,  my  God,  to  thee 479 

Let  all  the  people  join 606 

Let  every  mortal  ear  attend 655 

Let  them  neglect  thy  glory,  Lord 38 

Let  us  pray!  the  Lord  is  willing 355 

Let  us  rejoice  in  Christ  the  Lord 257 

Life  is  a  span,  a  fleeting  hour 539 

Light  of  the  lonely  pilgrim's  heart ! 167 

Like  sheep  we  went  astray 116 

Lo,  I  lod,  our  God,  has  come! 63 

Long  hath  the  night  of  sorrow  reign'd 176 

Look  down,  O  Lord,  with  pitying  eve 229 

Looking  off  unto  Jesus,  our  spirits  are  bless'd-429 

Look,  ye  saints!  the  sight  is  glorious 142 

Lord,  from  the  depths  to  thee  I  cry 427 


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INDEX    OF    HYMNS. 


Lord,  I  believe ;   thy  power  I  own 43  7 

Lord,  I  desire  to  live  as  one 455 

Lord,  I  hear  of  showers  of  blessing 584 

Lord,  it  belongs  not  to  my  care 424 

Lord  Jesus,  are  we  one  with  thee  ? 239 

Lord  Jesus,  glorified 220 

Lord  Jesus,  in  thy  name  alone 506 

Lord  Jesus,  when  I  think  of  thee 79 

Lord  Jesus,  who  didst  once  appear 474 

Lord  of  every  land  and  nation 46 

Lord  of  heaven !  lone  and  sad 308 

Lord,  our  longing  hearts  grow  weary 196 

Lord,  thou  hast  won,  at  length  I  yield 637 

Lord,  thy  Church  invokes  thy  blessing 619 

Lord !  to  thy  grace  the  glory  be 5  78 

Lord,  we  see  the  day  approaching 1 74 

Lo !  the  stone  is  rolled  away 131 

Love  divine,  all  praise  excelling 345 

Lo !  what  a  glorious  sight  appears 564 

im: 

Man's  day  is  fast  receding 193 

Many  sons  to  glory  bringing 244 

Mary  to  the  Saviour's  tomb 130 

Meet  and  right  it  is  to  sing 43 

Meeting  in  the  Saviour's  name 507 

'Mid  splendors  of  the  glory 1 78 

Must  I  my  brother  keep 468 

Must  Jesus  bear  the  cross  alone 444 

My  cheerful  soul  now  all  the  day 425 

My  days  are  gliding  swiftly  by 291 

My  faith  shall  triumph  o'er  the  grave 544 

My  Father's  house  on  high ! 554 

My  God,  is  any  hour  so  sweet 350 

My  God,  my  Father,  while  I  stray 377  ' 

My  God,  the  spring  of  all  my  joys 25  - 

My  hope  is  built  on  nothing  less 331 

My  gracious  Redeemer  I  love 344 

My  life's  a  shade,  my  days 548 


INDEX    OF    HYMNS.  699 

My  Saviour,  my  almighty  Friend ! 24 

My  soul,  amid  this  stormy  world 199 

My  soul,  be  on  thy  guard 445 

My  soul,  repeat  His  praise 7 

My  tongue  shall  spread  a  Saviour's  fame 342 

Nearer,  my  God,  to  thee 414 

Never  be  afraid  to  speak  for  Jesus 493 

"No  condemnation  !"  O  my  soul 236 

No,  not  the  love  without  the  blood 348 

Nor  eye  hath  seen,  nor  ear  hath  heard 569 

No  room  for  mirth  or  trifling  here 670 

No  strength  of  nature  can  suffice 460 

Not  all  the  blood  of  beasts 124 

Not  for  the  works  which  we  have  done 270 

Nothing  but  leaves  ;  the  Spirit  grieves 472 

Nothing  either  great  or  small 620 

Nothing  know  we  of  the  season 177 

Not  now  my  child — a  little  more  rough 471 

Now  begin  the  heavenly  theme 80 

Now  from  the  world  withdrawn 356 

Now,  in  a  song  of  grateful  praise 426 

Now  let  our  cheerful  eyes  survey 165 

Now,  oh,  joy !  my  sins  are  pardoned 644 

Now  that  I  read  my  title  clear 274 

Now  to  the  Lord,  who  makes  us  know 290 

o 

O  blessed  Jesus !  Lamb  of  God ! 143 

O  bless  the  Lord,  my  soul ! 8 

O  Christ,  what  burdens  bowed  thy  head! ....  118 
(  )  eyes  that  arc  wea:  v  and  hearts  that  are  sore  .3 75 

Of  all  the  gifts  thy  love  bestows 87 

(  I !  for  a  closer  walk  with  God 431 

( )ft  in  sorrow,  oft  in  woe 449 

O  gift  of  gifts !  O  grace  of  faith  ! 322 

O  glorious  grace !  nor  spot,  nor  stain 240 


700  INDEX    OF    HYMNS. 

O  God,  our  help  in  ages  past 23 

O  God,  who  didst  a  helper  meet 473 

O  God,  whose  spirit  did  of  old 217 

O  happy  day !  that  fixed  my  choice 288 

O  happy  day !  when  first  we  felt 287 

O  happy  soul,  that  lives  on  high 335 

O  happy  soul,  whose  every  sin 260 

Oh !  Christ,  he  is  the  fountain 343 

Oh !  do  not  let  the  word  depart 675 

Oh  !  faith  is  not  a  mere  belief 410 

Oh !  for  a  faith  that  will  not  shrink 326 

Oh  !  for  a  shout  of  joy 13 

Oh !  for  a  thousand  tongues  to  sing 52 

Oh  !  for  the  robes  of  whiteness 558 

Oh !  Holy  Spirit,  Heavenly  Dove 232 

Oh!  if  the  Christian's  faith  would  soar 328 

Oh !  let  us  ne'er  forget  the  love 510 

Oh !  speak  of  Jesus !  of  his  power 53 

Oh!  that  I  were  a  voice — a  voice  whose  cry.  .470 

Oh !  thou  almighty  King 32 

Oh !  turn  ye !  Oh !  turn  ye ! 669 

Oh  !  what  a  bright  and  blessed  world 200 

Oh !  what  a  lonely  patli  were  ours 300 

Oh !  what  life  and  benediction 249 

O  Jesus !  everlasting  God ! 54 

O  Jesus,  Friend  unfailing 399 

O  Jesus,  full  of  truth  and  grace 438 

O  Jesus !  gracious  Saviour 3  76 

O  Jesus,  Lord !  'tis  joy  to  know 146 

O  joyful  day !  O  glorious  hour ! 136 

O  let  thy  faith  repose 397 

O  Lord,  encouraged  by  thy  grace 481 

O  Lord,  I  would  delight  in  thee 386 

0  Lord,  thy  boundless  love  to  me 97 

()   Lord,  thy  love's  unbounded 340 

( )  Lord,  thy  work  revive 385 

()  Lord!  we  happy  children 333 

( )  I  ,ord !  we  lean  upon  thy  breast 226 

O  Lord,  whilst  we  confess  the  worth 498 


INDEX   OF    HYMNS.  701 

0  Lord,  who  now  art  seated 153 

O  Love  divine,  how  sweet  thou  art ! 341 

O  Love,  thou  bottomless  abyss ! 129 

O  my  sweet  home,  Jerusalem  ! 550 

O  mother,  dear  Jerusalem 549 

On  Christ,  salvation  rests  secure 255 

On  Jordan's  stormy  banks  I  stand 565 

"One  spirit  with  the  Lord" 247 

One  sweetly  solemn  thought 529 

One  there  is  above  all  others 93 

Oppressed  with  noon-day's  scorching  heat  .  .-303 

Oppressed  with  sin  and  woe 439 

O  sacred  Head,  once  wounded 104 

Our  children  thou  dost  claim 485 

Our  Father  and  our  God ! 225 

Our  Father!  by  whose  spirit's  pow'r 216 

Our  Father,  we  adore  and  praise 221 

Our  God  and  Father,  bend  thine  ear 480 

Our  God  is  our  salvation 248 

Our  Holy  Father  and  our  God! 213 

Ours  is  a  rich  and  royal  feast 511 

Our  times  are  in  thy  hand 417 

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Palms  of  glory,  raiment  bright 571 

People  of  the  living  God 641 

Plunged  in  the  gulf  of  dark  despair 98 

Praises  to  Him,  whose  love  has  given 37 

Praise  the  Saviour,  ye  who  know  Him 6 

Praise  to  God,  immortal  praise 604 

"Praise  ye  the  Lord,"  again,  again 263 

Prayer  is  the  soul's  sincere  desire 361 

Prayer  is  th'  unburdening  of  the  soul 360 

Prayer  was  appointed  to  convey 363 

Pray  on,  thou  weeping,  wrestling  saint 372 

Prisoners  of  sin  and  Satan,  too 661 

Q, 

Quench  not  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 23 1 

Quiet,  Lord,  my  froward  heart 396 


702  INDEX   OF    HYMNS. 

Rejoice,  ye  saints,  rejoice  and  praise 85 

Rest  for  the  little  sleeper 536 

Rest  for  the  toiling  hand 523 

Rest,  my  soul,  the  work  is  done 628 

Return,  O  wand'rer,  to  thy  home 667 

"Revive  thy  work,  O  Lord!" 586 

Rich  are  the  joys  that  can  not  die 610 

Rise,  my  soul,  and  stretch  thy  wings 301 

Rise,  my  soul,  thy  God  directs  thee 296 

Risen  Lord,  thou  hast  received 618 

Rock  of  ages !  cleft  for  me 91 

Rock  where  the  tossed  and  tempted  hide 381 

s 

Safely  through  another  week 589 

Salvation !  oh,  salvation ! 658  ■ 

Salvation !  oh,  the  joyful  sound ! 289 

Saviour,  come,  thy  saints  are  waiting 169 

Saviour  divine,  whose  name  we  know 88 

Saviour !  hasten  thine  appearing 185 

Saviour  !  I  follow  on 415 

Saviour,  visit  thy  plantation 583 

Say,  sinner,  hath  a  voice  within 666 

"Search  the  Scriptures,"  Jesus  said 597 

See  the  Saviour !  sinners  slew  Him 654 

See  th'  Eternal  Judge  descending 664 

Servant  of  God,  well  done ! 524 

Shepherds !  hail  the  wondrous  Stranger 57 

Show  pity,  Lord !  O  Lord,  forgive  ! 647 

Since  Christ  and  we  are  one 254 

Sing  we  the  song  of  those  who  stand 5S1 

Sinner,  art  thou  still  secure? 665 

Sinners,  turn,  why  will  ye  die  ? 668 

Sinners,  we  are  sent  to  bid  you 663 

Sinners,  will  ye  scorn  the  message 662 

So  fades  the  lovely  blooming  (low'r 54° 

Soldiers  of  Christ,  arise 448 


INDEX    OF    HYMNS.  703 

Sometimes  a  light  surprises 401 

Son  of  God!  'twas  love  that  made  thee 157 

Sovereign  grace!  o'er  sin  abounding 2S5 

Sow  in  the  morn  thy  seed 457 

Sow  ye  beside  all  waters 462 

Stand  up,  my  soul!  shake  off  thy  fears 446 

Stand  up !   stand  up  for  Jesus ! 447 

Stretched  on  the  cross,  the  Saviour  dies 1 1 1 

" Stricken,  smitten  and  afflicted" 108 

Submission  to  thy  will,  O  God 542 

Sweeter  sounds  than  music  know  s 58 

Sweet  feast  of  love  divine ! 514 

Sweet  hour  of  prayer ! 352 

Sweet  is  the  work,  my  God,  my  King 10^ 

Sweet  the  moments,  rich  in  blessing 81  - 

T 

Th'  atoning  work  is  done 160 

The  Church,  a  w  eary  pilgrim 5 76 

The  Church  has  waited  long 168 

The  door  of  mercy's  open  still 636 

The  Dove  that  once  on  Jesus  sat 222 

Thee  we  adore,  eternal  name 532 

The  God  of  harvest  praise 605 

The  God  of  my  salvation  lives 336 

The  great  Redeemer's  gone 151 

The  habitations  of  the  earth 405 

The  happy  morn  is  come 141 

The  Holy  Comforter  has  come 228 

The  Holy  Ghost  is  here 215 

The  Holy  Spirit  of  our  God 223 

The  Lamb  was  slain !  let  us  adore 94 

The  Lord  himself  shall  come 194 

The  Lord  is  King!   lift  up  thy  voice 21 

"The  Lord  is  risen,  indeed  " 138 

"The  Lord  is  risen  " — oh  !  what  joy 134 

The  Lord  Jehovah  reigns — and  royal 15 

The  Lord  Jehovah  reigns — His  throne 14 

The  Lord  of  Glory  is  my  light 28 


704  INDEX    OF    HYMNS. 

The  Master  hath  need  of  the  reapers 461 

The  moment  a  sinner  believes 323 

The  night  is  far  spent,  the  day  is  at  hand 195 

The  night  is  now  far  spent 1 72 

The  night  is  wearing  fast  away 1 75 

The  Prince  of  Life  once  slain  for  us 139 

There  is  a  fountain  filled  with  blood 119 

There  is  a  fold  where  none  can  stray 557 

There  is  a  happy  land 497 

There  is  a  house  not  made  with  hands 555 

There  is  a  land  of  pure  delight 566 

There  is  a  name  I  love  to  hear 73 

There  is  a  name — one  only  name 351 

There  is  a  narrow  path 496 

There  is  an  hour  of  peaceful  rest 562 

There  is  a  life  for  a  look  at  the  Crucified  One. 634 

There  is  no  name  so  sweet  on  earth 488 

There  is  no  sorrow,  Lord,  too  light 370 

There  was  no  angel  'midst  the  throng 280 

The  Saviour  calls ;  let  every  ear 656 

The  Saviour  lives,  no  more  to  die 150 

These  are  the  crowns  that  we  shall  wear 559 

The  Son  of  God  in  mighty  love 66 

The  Spirit  breathes  upon  the  word 230 

The  sprinkled  blood  is  speaking 127 

The  swift  not  always  win  the  race 454 

The  vail  is  rent — our  souls  draw  near 158 

The  Voice  of  free  grace  cries,  Escape  to 642 

The  wanderer  no  more  will  roam 95 

Thine,  Jesus,  thine 311 

This  is  the  day  the  Lord  hath  made 593 

1 '  This  man  receiveth  sinners  " 643 

Thou  art  gone  in  before  us,  Lord 147 

Thou  art  my  hiding-place,  O  Lord ! 3S9  « 

Though  in  a  foreign  land 299 

Though  troubles  assail 402 

Thou  hast  stood  here,  Lord  Jesus ! 530 

Thou  hidden  source  of  calm  repose ! 276 

Thou,  whose  almighty  word 35 


INDEX   OF    HYMNS.  705 

Through  all  the  changing  scenes  of  life 9 

Through  all  the  various  shifting  scenes 390 

Through  sorrow's  night  and  danger's  path. -.526 

Through  the  dark  path  of  sorrow 379 

Through  the  love  ot  God  our  Saviour 41 1 

Through  the  pathway  of  sorrow,  which  Jesus.. 428 

Through  thy  precious  body  broken 242 

Through  waves,  through  clouds  and  storms. ..391 

Thunders  loud  are  passing  o'er  us 398 

Thy  body  broken,  gracious  Lord 504 

Thy  Father's  house!  thine  own  bright  home!. 337 

Thy  love  we  own,  Lord  Jesus 156 

Thy  name  we  bless,  Lord  Jesus ! 69 

Thy  way,  not  mine,  O  Lord 419 

Thy  way,  O  God,  is  in  the  sea 407 

Thy  works,  not  mine,  O  Christ ! 96 

'Tis  by  the  faith  of  joys  to  come 327 

'Tis  faith  supports  my  feeble  soul 329 

'Tis  finished  all :  our  souls  to  win 137 

'Tis  midnight,  and  on  Olive's  brow 102 

'Tis  my  happiness  below 385 

'Tis  not  a  cause  of  small  import 616 

'Tis  sweet  to  think  of  thee  at  rest 520 

To  Calv'ry,  Lord,  in  spirit  now 519 

To-day,  if  ye  will  hear  His  voice 674 

To  God  the  only  wise 39 

To  Him  that  chose  us  first 33 

To-morrow,  Lord,  is  thine 533 

Tossed  with  rough  winds,  and  faint  with  fear .41 3 

To  us  a  child  of  hope  is  born 60 

To  us  our  God  His  love  commends 78 

Triumphant,  Christ  ascends  on  high 149 

'Twas  on  that  dark  and  doleful  night 503 

'Twas  the  day  when  God's  anointed 1 17 

XT 

Until  He  come !  like  music  tones 180 

Until  I  saw  the  blood 123 

45 


706  INDEX    OF    HYMNS. 

Unveil  thy  bosom,  faithful  tomb 525 

Unworthy  is  thanksgiving 367 

Upward  I  lift  mine  eyes 1 1 

Wake  the  song  of  Jubilee 207 

Watchman,  tell  me,  does  the  morning 210 

Watchman,  tell  us  of  the  night 189 

We  all  should  speak  for  Jesus 458 

We  are  but  strangers  here 309 

We  are  by  Christ  redeemed 82 

We  are  not  left  to  walk  alone. 224 

We  are  the  garden  walled  around 587 

We  bless  our  Saviour's  name 515 

We  give  immortal  praise 34 

We  go  the  way  that  leads  to  God 297 

Welcome  sight,  the  Lord  descending 181 

Welcome,  sweet  day  of  rest 592 

We  love  thee,  Lord,  because  when  we 339 

We  sing  His  love,  who  once  was  slain 546 

We  speak  of  the  mercy  of  God 645 

What  a  precious  boon  from  heaven 227 

What  can  the  sinner  do  ? 622 

What  cheering  w  ords  are  these  ! 406 

What  sinners  value  I  resign 545 

What  various  hindrances  we  meet 364 

What  was  it  washed  my  sins  away 1 26 

When  along  life's  thorny  road 314 

When  blooming  youth  is  snatched 541 

When  I  survey  the  wondrous  cross 112 

When  languor  or  disease  invade 423 

When  marshaled  on  the  nightly  plain 59 

When  shall  the  voice  of  singing 202 

When  the  Saviour  said,  "  '  lis  finished  " 282 

When  this  passing  world  is  done 272 

Where  high  the  heavenly  temple  stands 102 

Where  shall  we  find  the  Master? 611 

While  in  sweet  communion  feeding 509 

While  with  ceaseless  course  the  sun 600 


INDEX    OF    HYMNS.  707 

Who  arc  these  in  bright  array 572 

Who  can  praise  the  blessed  God 86 

Who  shall  the  Lord's  elect  condemn? 278 

Who,  then,  shall  God's  elect  condemn? 261 

Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O  my  soul  ? 412 

Why  do  we  mourn  departing  friends 521 

Why  is  my  heart  so  far*from  thee 435 

Why  should  I  fear  the  darkest  hour 387 

Why  should  I  sorrow  more  ? 250 

Why  should  I  wait  ?  I  can  not  flee 633 

Why  those  fears,  poor  trembling  sinner? 626 

With  Christ  we  died  to  sin 279 

Within  the  vail !  a  royal  priest 371 

Within  the  vail !  my  blood-bought 275 

With  Jesus  in  our  midst 508 

With  joy  we  meditate  thy  grace 163 

With  my  substance  I  will  honor 608 

Without  the  blood  is  no  remission 113 

Ye  angels  who  stand  round  the  throne 570 

Ye  dying  sons  of  men 657 

Ye  mourning  saints,  whose  streaming 537 

Ye  servants  of  the  Lord 617 

Yes,  the  Redeemer  rose 132 


708    INDEX  OF  TEXTS  OF  SCRIPTURE. 


INDEX  OF  TEXTS  OF  SCRIPTURE. 


Genesis. 

TT  O  ° 

n - l8 473 

VI 3 666 

VII i 487 

VIII 22 605 

XVII 7 482 

XXII 14 402 

Exodus. 

XXV 22 365 

XXXIII 13 419 

Leviticus, 

XVII 11 123 

Deuteronomy. 

XXIX 29 477 

Ruth. 
I 16 641 

2  Samuel. 

XII „.23 539 

XXXI1L 5 248 

1  Kings* 

V 4 271 

VIII 27 614 

2  Kings. 

IV 26 540 


INDEX  OF  TEXTS  OF   SCRIPTURE.    709 


CHAP.  VER8ES.  HYMNS. 

Esther. 

IV 1 651 

Job. 

II 21 538 

VII 16 531 

XVI 22 305 

XIX 25 152,  547 

XIX 26 544 

XIX 27 548 

Psalms. 

IX I 89 

IX 14 37 

XVI 11 494,  561 

XVII 6 362 

XVII 15 545 

XXIII 6 601 

XXV 14 391 

XXVII 1 28 

XXVII 5 381 

XXXI 3 295 

XXXI 15 417 

XXXII 7 389 

XXXII 8 293,  383 

XXXIV 1 9 

XXXV 9 26 

XXXVI 7 18 

XXXVI 9 386 

XXXVII 5 408 

XXXVII 7 243,392 

XXXIX 4 535 

XL 3 36 

XL 16 13 

XLII 5 394 

XLII 8 350 

XLII 11 412 

XLIII 4 25 


7IO    INDEX  OF  TEXTS  OF  SCRIPTURE. 

CHAP.  VERSES.  HYMNS. 

XLVI I 388 

XLVI 20 374 

XLIX 8 80 

LI 1 647 

LVI 8 382 

LVII 5 41 

LXII 8 410 

LXIII 1 27 

LXV 9 604 

LXV 11 602 

LXVII 19 403 

LXVIII 18 141,  615 

LXVIII 20 33 

LXIX 30 40 

LXXI 16 24,  88 

LXXII 7 208 

LXXII 8 201 

LXXII 17 209 

LXXII 19 74 

LXXIII 28 414 

LXXXIV 10 589,  592 

LXXXV 6 583 

LXXXV 9 343 

LXXXVI 9 207 

LXXXIX 1 43 

XC 2 23 

XC 9 600 

XCI 15 378 

XCII 1 10 

XCIII I 14,  15 

XCI II 2 22 

XCV 1 38 

XCIX 1 20 

XCIX 5 42 

C 3 2 

CU 28 485 

(III 1 8 

CIII 13 7 


INDEX  OF  TEXTS  OF  SCRIPTURE.    711 

CHAP.  VERSES.  HYMNS. 

CIV 35 423 

CVI 9 296 

CVII 29 422 

CIX 21 584 

CXVII 2 30 

CXVIII 24 593 

CXIX 25 434 

CXIX 65 426 

CXIX 103 595 

CXIX 105 596 

CXXI 1 11 

CXXVI 6 372 

CXXX 5 425 

CXXXVI 1 17 

CXXXVII 6 573 

CXXXVIII 2 34 

CXXXVIII 5 273 

CXLIII 9 384 

CXLIII 10 416 

CXLIV 1 29 

CXLVI 2 12 

CXLVII 1 32 

CXLVII 7,  8 606 

CXLVIII 2 16 

Proverbs. 

XVI 9 390 

XVI 20 287 

XVIII 10 75 

XVIII 24 93,  399 

XXVII 1 533 

Eeclesiastes. 

IX 6 457 

IX 31 454 

XII 1 541 

Song  of  Solomon. 

1 3 73 

1 4 435 


712    INDEX  OF  TEXTS  OF   SCRIPTURE. 


II.. 
II.. 
III. 
IV. 
IV. 

v.. 


4- 

16. 

3 

7 

16. 

..* I. 

VII io,  ii. 


Isaiah. 


1 18. 

II.. 2. 

Ill IO. 

VI 3. 

VII 14. 

IX 6. 

XI 9. 

XXI 11. 

XXI 12. 

XXVI 3. 

XXXII 2. 

XXXII 20. 

XXXIII 17. 

XXXV 6. 

XL 11. 

XLII 4. 

XLII 12. 

XLIV 22. 


XLV. 
LI... 
LII.. 
LII.. 
LIII. 
LIII. 
LIII. 
LIV  . 
LV  .. 
LV... 
LVI.. 


22... 
9-- 


-342 

.  72 

-432 
.238 

.587 
.467 
.169 


...663 
...203 
. . . 406 
...  31 
...  56 
60,  61 
...200 
...189 
. ..190 

::.% 

...462 
...  79 
...582 
.--536 
. . . 206 

---  39 
---433 
...634 
...586 

210 

104 

...662 
,  246 


14 

1 

5 "8. 

6 116,  252 

13 480 

* 639 

12 202 

5 537 


INDEX  OF  TEXTS  OF   SCRIPTURE.    713 

CIIAP.  VERSES.  nYMNS. 

LIX 16 98 

LXI 10 256 

LXIV 6 532 

Jeremiah* 

VI 16 297 

XVI 15 211 

XVII 9 336 

XXXI 4 83,  340 

Lamentations, 
I 12 IO5 

EzekieL 

VI 8 284 

XVI 14 313 

XVIII 32 668 

XXXIII 11 669 

XXXVI 26 660 

Daniel, 
IX 24 no 

Hosea. 

VI 1 436 

XIV 2 438 

XIV 4 439 

Micah. 

II 10 301 

VII 19 240 

Habakkuk. 
HI 2 585 

Zechaiiah. 
IX 12 661 

Ma  lac  hi. 

Ill IO 609 

III 16 76 


714    INDEX  OF  TEXTS  OF   SCRIPTURE. 

CHAP.  VERSES.  HYMNS. 

Matthew. 

1 21 53 

1 23 47 

II I 64 

II 10 59 

VI 6 373 

VI 34 401 

VII 11 368 

VII 14 496 

VIII 20 308 

IX 10 655 

IX 13 629 

X 42 453 

XI 19 638 

XI 28 251,  624 

XI 29 625 

XIV 27 413 

XIV 31 441 

XVI 26 670 

XVII 18 479 

XVIII 2 489 

XVIII 11 654 

XVIII 14 492 

XVIII 20 369 

XXI 22 355 

XXIV 42 197 

XXV 5 191 

XXV 6 171 

XXV 31 192 

XXV 40 469 

XXVI 11 611 

XXVI 19 502 

XXVI 24 181 

XXVI 25 503 

XXVI 27 504 

XXVI 42 377 

XXVII 6 590 


INDEX  OF  TEXTS  OF   SCRIPTURE.    715 


CHAT.  VERSES. 

XXVII 45---- 

XXVII 46.... 

XXVIII 6.... 

XXVIII 18.... 

XXVIII 19-... 

Mark. 


.117 
.115 
-133 

-579 
.498 


VI... 
VII.. 
VIII. 
IX  .. 
X.... 
X.... 
X.... 
X... 
XI... 
XI... 
XI... 
XV.. 


I 

II.... 
II.... 
II.... 
II.... 
II.... 

X.... 
X.... 

XI... 
XII.. 

XII.. 

XIII 

XIV. 

XIV. 

XIV. 

XIV. 

XIV. 


37 4ii 

34 444 

24 437,  645 


.  14.. 
.   16.. 

-  47-- 

-  49-- 

-  13-- 
.  22.. 
.  24.. 

-  31-- 
Luke. 


-483 
.484 
.646 

-673 
.472 

-329 
.366 
.107 


■---  47 58 

...   10 62 

■---   11 57 

---   13 65 

•---   14 i9>  55 

-29,  3° 47i 

20 309 

■---  42 3l8 

■---   13 481 

---  32 253,  575 

-35>  36 291 

....     8 603 

•---   17 653 

....   18 659 

21 464 

22 657 

•---  23 259 


716    INDEX  OF  TEXTS  OF   SCRIPTURE. 

CtfAr.  VERSES.  HYMNS. 

XV 2 643 

XV 18 607 

XV 24 95 

XVII 5 326 

XVIII 1 357 

XIX 10 630 

XIX 41 103 

XXI 28 187 

XXII 19 505 

XXII 42 317 

XXII 44 99,  102 

XXIII 34 649 

XXIV 29 430 

XXIV 34 134 

XXIV 35 509 

John, 

I -  4 45 

I 14 63 

I 17 -  71 

I 18 49 

I 23 470 

I 29 109,  283,  623 

III 7 671 

III 15 229 

III 16 637 

III 29 166 

IV 10 87 

IV 14 656 

IV 35 46i 

V 39 597 

VI 33 379,  5'6 

VI 35 5H 

vi 41 517 

VII 37 632 

IX 4 465 

x 4 415 

X 9 636 


INDEX  OF  TEXTS  OF   SCRIPTURE.    717 

CITAP.  VERSES.  HTMN'8. 

X 27,  28 285 

XI 25 530 

XI 28 648 

XIII 1 427 

XIII 10 263 

XIII 34 468 

XIV 1 397 

XIV 2 147,  274,  302,  553 

XIV 3 198,554 

XIV 13 351 

XIV 16 213 

XIV 17 214 

XIV 19 150 

XIV 26 224 

XV 4 466 

XV 13 635 

XV 26 225 

XVI 13 230 

XVI 16 184 

XVI 22 398 

XVI 24 367 

XVI 33 428 

XVII 21 508 

XIX 30 106,  282 

XX 15 130 

XXI 15 84 

Acts. 

I 2 180 

II 24 132 

II 32 135 

II 39 478 

III 20,  21 167 

IV 12 633 

IV 20 458 

IX 4 101 

IX 6 460 

IX 11 361 


718    INDEX  OF  TEXTS  OF  SCRIPTURE. 

CHAP.  VERSES.  HYMNS. 

XVI 30 620 

XVI 31 621 

XX 7 507 

XX 28 510 

Romans, 

I 7 612 

I 16 268,  599 

III 24 265 

III 28 626 

IV 5 91,  319 

IV 7 288 

IV 25 137 

V 1 323 

V 2 233,  333 

V 3 385 

V 5 2i6>  334 

V 8 652 

V 10 511 

V 18 94 

VI 3 499 

VIII 1 236 

VIII 9 • 217 

VIII 15 3,  228 

VIII 16 226 

VIII.... .....18 ;.... 576 

VIII 22,  23 188 

VIII 24 138 

VIII 26 364 

VIII 32 78 

VIII 33,34 278 

VIII 34 157 

VIII 38,39 261 

X 4 125,622 

XIII 11 299,  306,  529 

XIII 12 172 

XV ..13 232 


INDEX  OF  TEXTS  OF  SCRIPTURE.    719 

CHAP.  VERSES.  HYMNS. 

1  Corinthians* 

I l8 122 

I 3° 277 

II 9 272 

II 10 569 

II 12 218 

III 16 219 

VI 2 491 

VI 17 247 

VI 19 215 

X 16 513 

X 17 578 

X 31 459 

XI 24 515 

XI 26 519 

XII 2 227 

XII 11 619 

XIII 12 407 

XV 10 267 

XV 23 543 

XV 34 140 

XV 52 546 

XV 54 527 

XV 55 525 

XVI 13 452 

2  Corinthians, 

I 21,  22 221 

III 18 395 

IV 2 526 

IV 6 280 

V 1 555 

v »4 97,  341 

v 14,  15 463 

V 21 108 

VI 2 491,  675 

VIII 6 608 

VIII 9 u4 


720    INDEX  OF  TEXTS  OF  SCRIPTURE. 

CHAP.  VERSES.  HYMNS. 

Lx x5 279 

XII 9 376 

XIII 4 442 

XIII 11 345 

Galatians. 

1 10 451 

II 16 628 

II 20 66,  650 

III 1 121 

III 27 500 

III 28 581 

IV 6 4 

IV 15 431 

V 6 321 

VI 14 112,  298,  311 

Ephesians. 

I 7 92 

I 13 220 

I 17 642 

II 3 4S6 

II 4-6 275 

II 5 264 

II 8 322 

II 13 8l>  234 

HI 19 344 

IV 8 618 

IV 30 222 

V 2 49O,  501 

V 20 421 

V 25 474 

V 27 129 

V 31 475 

V 33 476 

VI 1^ 448 

VI 12 445 

VI 13 446 


INDEX  OF  TEXTS  OF  SCRIPTURE.    721 

CHAP.  VERSES.  HYMNS. 

VI 14 447 

VI 16 327 

VI 18 363 

PJiilippians. 

1 21 493 

1 23 521 

I 29 577 

II 2 346 

II 6 44 

II 9 69 

II 10 48,  70 

III 3 312 

III 20 196 

IV 6 352,  370,  424 

IV 13 3^7 

IV 19 310 

Colossians. 

I 2-5 337,  560 

I 12 260 

I 18 136 

1 19 409 

I 20 120,  512 

II IO 245 

II 14 249,  5l8 

II 15 H9 

III 1 580 

ni 3 257 

in 4 176 

in n 276 

in 16 598 

IV 2 359 

I   Thessalonians. 

I 9,  10 168 

IV 13 520 

IV 14 522 

IV 16 186 

46 


722    INDEX  OF  TEXTS  OF   SCRIPTURE. 

CHAP.  VEKSES.  HTMNS. 

jy 17 178, 194, 307 

Yr 4 J77 

V--- - 9 289 

V 17 358 

v 19 231 

2  Thessalonians* 

in-——.-. s 185 

1  Timothy, 

I - I - 332 

I 15 283,  631 

IV 7,8 524 

VI 12 449 

2  Ti?nothy. 

I 10 131 

I 12 269 

11 3 3*5>443 

n 4 450 

11 19 400 

iv . 5 617 

iv 7,  8 524 

Titus. 

II 2 266 

II 13 179 

III 5 96,  270 

III 7 33° 

Hebrews. 

I 3 46 

I 6  155 

II 2 658 

II 11 239 

II 16 258 

II 17 380 

II iS 163 

III 6 613 


INDEX  OF  TEXTS  OF  SCRIPTURE.    723 

CHAP.                                        VERSES.                                    HYMNS. 
Ill 12 440 

IV 3 303 

IV 7 674 

IV 9 300,  523,  591 

IV 14 153 

IV 15 165 

IV 16 349 

V 7 100 

VI 10 610 

VI 18 250 

VI 19 331 

VII 25 154 

VIII 2 160 

VIII 12 235 

IX 12 128,   151 

IX 14 124 

IX 22 113 

IX 24 159 

IX 28 175 

X 14 161 

X 19 126,  158,  242 

X 19-22 354 

X 20 156 

X 29 672 

X 34 562 

X 37 3l6 

X 38 173 

xr 1 325 

XI 9,   10 328 

X! 13 3°4 

XI 16 563 

XI 17 162 

XII 1 568 

xn 2 146,  375 

XII 5 420 

XII 6 418 

XII 24 127,  506 

XIII 5,  6 404 


724    INDEX  OF  TEXTS  OF   SCRIPTURE. 

CHAP.  VKR9ES.  HYMNS. 

XIII 12 242 

XIII 15 6 

XIII 17 616 

Jama, 

I 12 314 

]l 7 542 

IV 14 294,  534 

V 7 170 

V 18 607 

1  Peter. 

1 3>  4 262 

I 8 286 

I 19 82 

I 25 594 

II 4,5 255 

II 5 37o 

II 7 77 

II 9 86 

II 11 292 

II 24 241 

III 18 in 

IV 13 574 

V 4 559 

V 7 360,  396 

V 10 405 

2  Peter. 

I 1 320 

III 9,  10 174 

III 12 183 

HI 13 564 

I  John. 

I 3 386 

I - 7 IJ9 

II 1 353 

II 6 455 


INDEX  OF  TEXTS  OF   SCRIPTURE.    725 

CHAP.                                          VERSES.                                      HYMNS. 
Ill I 5 

HI 3 335 

III 16 348 

III 23 488 

III 24 223 

IV 7 347 

IV 9 339 

IV 16 393 

IV 19 338,  644 

V 4 324 

V 20 254 

Jude. 
21 429 

Revelation, 

1 5 54,67 

I 5-7 290 

I 18 139 

II 2 456 

II 10 193 

II 28 195 

III 20 64O 

IV 10 570 

V 6 164 

V 8 148 

V 9 52,  90,  145 

V 9,  10 244 

V 12 50,  68 

V 13 5*>  143 

VII 9 495,  57i 

VII 14 572 

XI 15 144,  205 

XIV 13 528 

XIX 6 21 

XIX 12 142,  204 

XIX 16 1 

XX 6 212 


726    INDEX  OF  TEXTS  OF   SCRIPTURE. 

CHAP.  VERSES.  IIYMN8. 

XX 11 .665 

XX 16 664 

XXI 2 549 

XXI 4 497,  556,  567 

XXI 6 281 

XXI 11 552 

XXI 23 557 

XXI 25 565 

XXII 2 550 

XXII 3 551 

XXII 5 558 

XXII 7 182 

XXII 14 566 

XXII 17 627 

XXII 20 199 


INDEX    OF    TUNES.  727 


INDEX  OF  TUNES. 


NAMES   OF  TUNES. 

TUNE   BOOKS.           PAGE. 

L. 

M. 

Anvern 

.  Presby.  PsalmodisL . 

S6 

Darley 

((                             14 

47 

Duke  Street 

44                           44 

48 

East  Hartford 

.  Psaltery 

52 

Federal  Street 

.  Presby.  Psalmodist. . 

So 

Hamburg 

44                        u 

55 

Happy  Day 

.  Prayer  Meet'g  Tunes 

>  92 

Hartel 

.Jubilee 

109 

Hebron 

.  Presbv.  Psalmodist. 

SS 

I'm  Going  Home 

.  Sacred  Lyre 

ni 

Louvan 

.Presby.  Psalmodist. 

64 

Loving  Kindness 

44                            (4 

6} 

Mendon 

44                           44 

Si 

Migdol 

44                           44 

6S 

Missionary  Chant 

.  Carmina  Sacra 

84 

Old  Hundred 

.Presby.  Psalmodist. 

69 

Olive's  Brow 

.  Tubilee 

102 

Park  Street 

.  Presby.  Psalmodist. 

•   7i 

Penitent  (The) 

44                 << 

72 
76 

Rest 

44                 a 

Retreat 

77 

Rockbridge  or  Forest. . 

14                           44 

77 

Rockingham  (Mason's 

78 

Holland 

<<                        44 

79 

Rothwell 

79 

Sterling 

14                        44 

81 

Uxbridge 

86 

728  INDEX   OF   TUNES. 

NAMES   OF  TUNES.  TUNE   BOOKS.  FAGE. 

Ward Presby.  Psamodist. . .   87 

Ware M  "  88 

Warfare "  "  89 

Wells "  "  90 

Welton "  "  90 

Windham "  "  92 

Zephyr "  "  93 

L.  M.,  6  LINES. 

Belleville Mason's  Harp 167 

Enlock Thanksgiving 1 76 

Helper Thanksgiving 1 75 

Mazzinghi Presby.  Psalmodist.  .207 

Prague Mason's  Harp 164 

Saunders Thanksgiving 1 75 

Solid  Rock Golden  Censer 83 

L.  M.  D. 

Carpus Jubilee 87 

Montpelier Mendelssohn  Coll ...   66 

Nunda Car.   Sac 37 

Sweet  Hour  of  Prayer. . Golden  Chain 10 

C.  M. 

Albion Car  Sac 108 

Antioch Presby.  Psalmodist. .  96 

Arcadia Jubilee 167 

Arlington Presby.  Psa 95 

Around  the  Throne Happy  Voices 1 1 

Avon,  or  Martyrdom.. . .  Presby.  Psa 139 

Azmon Jubilee 169 

Balerma Presby.  Psa 100 

Barby u  "    101 

Belief,  or  I  Do   Believe  .Prayer  Meet'g  Tunes  30 

Brown Presby.    Psa 106 

Canaan Prayer  Meet'g  Tunes  25 

Chester Presby.  Psa 108 

Chimes "  "   109 


±XLf 

>     Jubilee 148 


INDEX    OF    TUNES.  729 

NAMES  OF  TUNES.  TUNE  BOOKS.     PAGE. 

China Presby.  Psa 109 

Christmas Prayer  Meet'g  Tunes  26 

Clifford Presby.   Psa 1 10 

Cdleshill "         "  112 

Coronation "  "    1 14 

Cross   and  Crown,  or 

Maitland 

Devizes Presby.  Psa 1 16 

Dundee "  "   118 

Dunlap's  Creek "  "   118 

Edmeston M  "   119 

Elizabethtown H  "    120 

Evan Jubilee 160 

Fountain  or  Cowper Presby.  Psa 123 

Geneva "  "   125 

Harvey's  Chant Jubilee 126 

Hebe/ Presby.  Psa 128 

Heber,  Betha "  "   129 

Henry Jubilee 168 

Hermon Presby.  Psa 129 

I  Do  Believe,  or  Belief. .P.  M.  Tunes 30 

Laight  Street Presby.  Psa 134 

Lanesboro u         "   134 

Latour "  "   135 

Eucerne,  or  Trias "  "    136 

Marlow Jubilee 165 

Mcar "  "    140 

Melody,  or  Chelmsford.       "  "    141 

Mertor Car.  Sac 88 

Mount  Pisgafa P.  M.  Tunes 32 

Naomi Presby.  Psa 144 

New   Cambridge "  "   144 

Ninety-fifth "  il    146 

Ortonville "         "   148 

Pctorboro' 


"  "    149 

Phillips "  "    150 

Remember  Me P.  M.  Tunes 36 


730        INDEX  OF  TUNES. 

NAMES  OF  TUNES.  TUNE  BOOKS.     PAGE. 

Retirement,  or  I  Love  ) 

to     Steal       Awhile  >  Sabbath  Chimes 38 

Away ) 

Rhine Songs  for  the  Sanct'y  382 

Rindge Presby.  Psa 154 

Rochester "         "  155 

Salvation Church  Harmony 57 

Siloam Presby.  Psa 158 

St.  Martin's "  "   160 

Suffering  Saviour "  u   161 

Swanwick "  "   162 

Tappan P.  M.  Tunes 38 

The  Sweetest  Name Golden  Censer 13 

Woodland. Pres.   Psa 1 71 

Woodstock "  "    171 

C.   M.,  6  LINES. 

Gladsome  Strains Oriola 190 

Wareham Presby.  Psa 167 

C.   M.   D. 

Athens Presby.  Psa 99 

Callender,  or  Your  Sa-  >     ^      c  ^ 

viour  Wept $ 

Joy,  or  Lord,  I  Believe -Golden  Shower 49 

Oranus Dulcimer 1 16 

Varina P.  M.  Tunes 39 

Woolwich Oriola 228 

C.    M.    12   LINES. 

Inquiry Happy  Voices 34 

S.   M. 

Angels*  Song P.   M.  Tunes 44 

Aylesbury Presby.   Psa 1 74 

Boylston u  "    1 75 

Dennis Jubilee 1 78 

Detroit Songs  for  the  Sane . .  340 


INDEX    OF   TUNES. 


731 


NAMES    OF   TUNES. 


TUNE    BOOKS. 


.I83 
.I84 
.185 
.185 
.I89 
.190 
.IOX) 
.191 
.191 
.  I96 
-199 
.200 
.182 
.202 
.204 


Gerar Presby.  Psa . 

Germany 

Gorton 

Granby 

Kambia 

Kentucky,  or  Iowa 

King 

Laban 

Lisbon 

Olmutz 

Shawmut 

Shirland 

Silver  Street 

St.  Thomas 

Watchman 

S.  M.  D. 

Bealoth ^Mason's  Harp 12 

Melvin Hallelujah 199 

Neah Mason's  Harp 140 

The  Wanderer Jubilee 201 

WTesley Hallelujah 204 

H.  M. 

Beechland Shawm 185 

Claremont Presby.  Psa 231 

Haddam "  "   232 

Harwich Jubilee 210 

Kingston Car.   Sac 192 

Lenox Presby.  Psa 232 

Lischer Jubilee 212 

Osmand Sab.  II.  &  T.  Book. .   40 

Zebulon Presby.  Psa 239 

L.   P.   If. 

Praise,  or  Ps.  cxlvi Presby.  Psa 213 


732  INDEX   OF    TUNES. 

NAMES   OF  TUNES.  TUNE    BOOKS.  PAGE. 

L.  C.   M.  or  C.   P.   M. 

Ariel Presby.  Psa 216 

Bremen M  "   217 

Cappadocia Jubilee 217 

Carmelhill "       218 

Meribah P.   M.  Tunes .......   58 

Winslow Jubilee 218 

S.   P.   M. 

Paoli Mendelssohn  Coll.  ..185 

Peters Presby.   Psa 223 

C.  L.   M. 

Hastings Presby.  Psa 222 

Walnut  St.,  or  Hemans. Dulcimer 183 

4s  &  6s. 

Another  Year Jubilee 289 

4s,  6s  &  8s. 

Consecration Original 

5s  &  us. 
Lucas P.   M.  Tunes 97 

6s,  6  LIKES. 
Ripple Jubilee 256 

6s,  8  LINKS. 

Zong Car.   Sac 260 

6s  &  4s.     66664. 

Ellington Hallelujah 248 

6s  &  4s.     664,  6664. 

America Jubilee 254 

Italian  Hymn Presby.  Psa 241 

Olivet "  "    242 


INDEX    OF   TUNES.  733 

NAMES    OF   TUNES.  TUNE   BOOKS.  PAGE. 

6s  &  4s.     64,  64,  6664. 

Bethany People's  Tune  Book.  193 

Happy  Land P.   M.  Tunes 92 

Kind  Words Sab.  School  Bell 24 

Oak Jubilee 255 

6s  &4S. 

Trust,    or    Over     the  >     r^\A~n  ru„;n  »* 

Ocean  Wave \     Golden  Cham 4I 

6s  &  5s. 

Patience,      or      Chide  \     rA,,n  rli  „.  rfi 

Mildly  the  Erring..  \     Golden  Chain & 

6s  &  8s,  or  S.  L.  M. 

Amity Dulcimer 188 

Departure Presby .  Psa 245 

6s,  8s  &  4s. 

Lamb  (single) Original 

Lauda  (double) Shawm 284 

Muscatine  (double) Jubilee 258 

6s  &  9s. 

The  Convert Presby.  Psa 240 

6s,  10s  &  4s. 
Mansion Original 

7S,  4  LINES. 

Aston Sab.  II.  &  T.  Book.  .387 

Halle Songs  for  the  Sane. .    20 

Hendon Presby.  Psa 248 

Holley P.  M.  Tunes 62 

I  Iorton Presby.  Psa 249 

Ionia ^  "  "    249 

Jesus  Loves  Me Golden  Shower 68 

Mozart Dulcimer 202 

Nuremburgh Presby.  Psa 253 

PJeyel's  Hymn "         "  248 

White  Robes Golden  Censer 84 


734  INDEX   OF   TUNES. 

NAMES  OF  TUNES.  TUNE  BOOKS.  PAGE. 

7s,  6  LINES. 

Aletta Jubilee 232 

Halle Songs  for  Sane 20 

Nuremburgh Presby.  Psa 253 

Rock    of    Ages,     or  )       t(         u 

Toplady )  *^ 

Sabbath "  "   254 

Sullivan "  "   256 

7s,  8  LINES. 

Acton People's  Tune  Book.  164 

Arvah Hallelujah 227 

Benevento Jubilee 226 

Eltham Presby.  Psa 260 

Hemans,  or  Balch S'gs  for  the  New  Life.  184 

Martyn Presby.   Psa 262 

Merdin Jubilee 265 

Sabbath Presby.   Psa 254 

Sherwin New  Praises  of  Jesus  77 

Watchman Presby.  Psa 264 

7s  &  3s. 
Revival Original 

7s  &  4s. 
Head  of  the  Church Jubilee 268 

7s  &  5s. 

Faith  or  Come  to  Jesus,  >  Q  w      ^  .    

Little  One $  J 

Jesus  Paid  It  All Golden  Censer 12 

7s  &  6s,  4  LINES. 

Comfort Original 

Sunset Jubilee 248 

7s  &  6s. 

Albion Mendelssohn  Coll.  ..221 

Fiske Jubilee 249 

Horeb Dulcimer 141 


/ 


INDEX  OF  TUNES.        735 

NAMES  OF  TUNES.  TUNE  BOOKS.     TAGS. 

Lexington Presby.  Psa 268 

Millennium   Song Jubilee 248 

Missionary  Hymn Presby.  Psa 269 

Prairie Golden  Chain 20 

Watcher Happy  Voices 22 

Webb Jubilee 248 

Yarmouth Songs  for  Sane 199 

Zong Car.  Sac 260 

Zuar "         222 

7s  &  6s.     Pec. 
Amsterdam Jubilee 250 

7s,  6s  &  7s. 
Merdin Jubilee 265 

7s,  6s  &  8s. 

Perception Original. . . . . .. 

7s  &  8s.      

Pisgah People's  Tune  P>ook .  220 

Rest  for  the  Weary Golden  Chain 36 

8s,  4  LINES. 

Adnal People's  Tune  Book . 237 

Andrews Jubilee 245 

8s,  8  LINES. 

DeFleury Presby.  Psa 368 

8s  &  3s. 
Laconia,  or  Will  You  )     T  .  .T  o 

Go?.. \     JublIee 284 

8s  &  4s.     8884. 
Advent,   or  There  is  a  >      cu  -0 

Calm \     Shawm 258 

Unwin People's  Tune  Book .222 

8s  &  4s.     84,  84,  8884. 
Wales People's  Tune  Book. 221 


736  INDEX   OF   TUNES. 

NAMES  OF  TUNES.  TUNE   BOOKS.  PAGE. 

8s  &  5s. 
Kitto Peopled  Tune  Book. 232 

8s  &  6s. 

Come  to  Jesus Happy  Voices 40 

Elliot People's  Tune  Book .  232 

Rono Shawm 272 

8s,  6s  &  4s. 

Alvah Shawm 274 

Leaves Wanderer's  Friend . .  38 

8s  &  7s,  SINGLE. 

Dorrnance Presby.  Psa 278 

Even  Me Golden  Censer 103 

Mount  Vernon Jubilee 236 

Otto P.  M.  Tunes 79 

Ovio People's  Tune  Book .  1 79 

Saxony P.  M.  Tunes 79 

Sicilian Presby.  Psa 281 

Switzer Shawm 199 

Wilmot P.  M.  Tunes 81 

Worthing Jubilee 237 

8s  &  7s,  6  LINES. 
Vesper P.  M.  Tunes 80 

8s  &  7S,  DOUBLE. 

Angelic  Host Golden  Censer 108 

Autumn P.  M.  Tunes 74 

Bavaria. Presby.  Psa.... ^...281 

Fount,  or  Nettleton "         "   283 

Greenville "         "   284 

Harwell "  "   284 

Middleton "         " 285 

Mira S'gs  for  the  New  Life. 240 

Northwood Jubilee 236 

8s  &  7s.     Pec. 
Shining  Shore P.  M.  Tunes 100 


INDEX    OF    TUNES.  737 

NAMES    OF   TUNES.  TUNE    BOOKS.  PAGE. 

8s,  7s  &  4s. 

Belmont P.  M.  Tunes 76 

Brest Presby.  Psa 289 

Calvary "  "    290 

Deliverance "  "   290 

Howell Jubilee 239 

Leader,     or     Saviour,  ) 

Like    a     Shepherd,  >  Golden  Chain 94 

Lead  Us ) 

Minnesota Jubilee 240 

Nettleton,  or  Fount Presby.  Psa 283 

Oliphant "  "   295 

Tamworth Jubilee 241 

Vesper P.  M.  Tunes 80 

Zion Presby.  Psa 295 

8s,  7s  &  7s. 

Alford People's  Tune  Book. 237 

Caparia Shawm 203 

Harwell Presby.  Psa 284 

8s,  8s  &  7s. 
Marx People's  Tune  Book .  1 78 

8s  &  us. 
Friendship Original 

9s,  8s  &  10s. 

Gleaner Original 

10s. 
Abide 

Louville Mendelssohn  Coll. . .  194 

Victory  (8  lines) P.  M.  Tunes 86 

Zippor Car.  Sac 230 

10s  &  6s. 

Laneton People's  Tune  Book .  244 

47 


738  INDEX    OF    TUNES. 

NAMES    OF  TUNES.  TUNE   BOOKS.  PAGE. 

ios  &  7s. 

Never  Be  Afraid Golden  Censer 20 

ios  &  us  or  5s  &  6s. 
Lyons P.  M.  Tunes 98 

ios  &  12s. 

Alvar Hallelujah 266 

us. 

Amore Hallelujah 280 

Frederick Presby.  Psa 299 

Goshen "  "   300 

Nassau Mendelssohn  Coll. . .  188 

Portuguese  Hymn Presby.  Psa. 314 

Shepherd Oriola 52 

us  &  9s. 
Mendelssohn Presby.  Psa 240 

us  &  ios. 

Henley Hallelujah 283 

Perine Presby.  Psa 302 

12s. 

Free  Grace,    or   Scot- 
land  

P.   M. 

Homerville Dulcimer 222 

Faithful Original 


>     Presby.  Psa 312 


